Youth: 1834–52 William Morris

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water house, morris childhood home; renovated in 2012, houses william morris gallery


as child, morris kept largely housebound @ elm house mother; there, spent time reading, favouring novels of walter scott. aged 6, morris moved family georgian italianate mansion @ woodford hall, woodford, essex, surrounded 50 acres of land adjacent epping forest. took interest in fishing brothers gardening in hall s grounds, , spent time exploring forest, fascinated both iron age earthworks @ loughton camp , ambresbury banks , modern hunting lodge @ chingford. took rides through essex countryside on pony, , visited various churches , cathedrals throughout country, marveling @ architecture. father took him on visits outside of county, instance canterbury cathedral, chiswick horticultural gardens, , isle of wight, adored blackgang chine. aged 9, sent misses arundale s academy young gentlemen, nearby preparatory school; although riding there pony each day, later began boarding, intensely disliking experience.


in 1847, morris s father died unexpectedly. point, family relied upon continued income copper mines @ devon great consols, , sold woodford hall move smaller water house. in february 1848 morris began studies @ marlborough college in marlborough, wiltshire, gained reputation eccentric nicknamed crab . despised time there, being bullied, bored, , homesick. did use opportunity visit many of prehistoric sites of wiltshire, such avebury , silbury hill, fascinated him. school anglican in faith , in march 1849 morris confirmed bishop of salisbury in college chapel, developing enthusiastic attraction towards anglo-catholic movement , romanticist aesthetic. @ christmas 1851, morris removed school , returned water house, privately tutored reverend frederick b. guy, assistant master @ nearby forest school.








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