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7 Hammersmith Terrace is a historic house in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, England, and the former home of English engraver and printer Emery Walker. Walker was an important figure in the English Arts and Crafts movement, and a close friend of textile designer William Morris, who lived nearby. During his life, Walker furnished the home in an Arts and Crafts style, reflecting his friendships with Morris and others. The terraced house is a Grade II * listed building. It is four storeys tall, two windows wide with a Doric porch and built of brown brick with stucco to the ground floor. A blue plaque was erected by London County Council. After Walker's death, his daughter Dorothy sought to preserve the interior of the house, while adding further items from the Morris family. As a result of this preservation work, the house now offers a unique example of an Arts and Crafts interior, preserved almost as it was during the life of its former inhabitant. The property is under the ownership of the Emery Walker Trust, who describe it as "the last authentic Arts and Crafts interior in Britain". It is occasionally open to pre-booked public groups for tours. Hammersmith Terrace is located immediately off the A4 road, west of Hammersmith Broadway. ==History== The seventeen houses on Hammersmith Terrace were built c. 1755, offering a cheaper alternative to more central London housing. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Terrace was home to several artists and creative professionals, including the actor F. G. Stephens and calligrapher Edward Johnston. Emery Walker moved into number 7 with his wife and children in 1903, having spent the previous 24 years living at 3 Hammersmith Terrace.〔 When Walker died in 1933, ownership of the property passed to his daughter Dorothy, who attempted to preserve the house and its contents. Upon her death in 1963, the house became the property of Dorothy's nurse-companion, Elizabeth de Hass. She followed Dorothy's attempts to preserve the house, which consequently remained in a similar state to when Walker was alive.〔 Before her death in 1999, de Hass approached experts at various institutions, with a view to setting up a trust to continue managing the property. The Emery Walker Trust was established in February 1999,〔 using money raised by selling print items in Walker's private collection. This Trust subsequently gained ownership of the house.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「7 Hammersmith Terrace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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