In 2004 the Trustees accepted that they had to make a decision about the future of 7 Hammersmith Terrace and its collections, as they do not have sufficient funds to open the house to the public on a permanent basis. With this in mind the Trustees decided to consult as widely as possible to help them reach a decision about the future of the house. As part of this process and to fulfil the educational purpose of the trust deed, they decided to open the house to the public in 2005. The first season was a great success and the house is now open in for the third season in 2007.

To book a visit, please click here to be directed to the on-line diary and a page giving details of the tours and telling you how to book.

One of a pair of Philip Webb cabinets in the drawing room at 7 Hammersmith Terrace. The door is open to show some of the rare Whitefriars glass, designed by Webb, that it contains.

May Morris, her husband Henry Halliday Sparling, Emery Walker and George Bernard Shaw at William Morris's home, Kelmscott House, in the early 1890s.