William Morris’s ‘heaven on earth’ Oxfordshire home restored to former glory

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After a £6m renovation project, the pioneering designer’s farmhouse is reopening to the public

, near Lechlade, is reopening to the public on 1 April following a £6m renovation project, preserving and enhancing it for future generations.Morris took a joint lease on it in 1871 and lived there until his death in 1896. The manor was built around 1600 for a working farmer, and Morris saw its architecture as unspoilt and unpretentious, encapsulating working lives and rural crafts.

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