walk/tour
Outside Riverside Studios, W6 9BN
A raft of influential creators who transformed British design and typography – including William Morris, Emery Walker, Edward Johnston and Eric Gill all lived in Hammersmith. Explore the area's artistic and political legacy in a walk combining beauty and usefulness.
Hammersmith
We will start outside the main door of Riverside Studios – where there are plentiful tables and chairs – and walk west along the north bank of the River Thames for about 0.7 miles, pausing at Hammersmith Bridge and Furnivall Gardens and dropping into the William Morris museum at Kelmscott House (free, no booking) before finishing outside the Emery Walker House on Hammersmith Terrace.
For rest and refreshments, there is a handy cafe near the walk end point: The Elder Press, 3 South Black Lion Lane, W6 9TJ
This tour is led by a participant of Open City’s Golden Key Academy – a course training up insightful and engaging guides dedicated to explaining London and bringing its many stories to life. It is part of a wider collection of tour events created by Golden Key Academy guides for the Open House Festival celebrating their conclusion of the eight month course.
Further information on the Golden Key Academy can be found here https://open-city.org.uk/golden-key-academy
