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Article: 7 Hammersmith Terrace.(Report from Europe)
- Article from:
- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- June 1, 2005
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Emery Walker's father was a coachbuilder, and when his sight failed the boy had to leave school at the age of thirteen to support his family. After trying a number of occupations, he went to work for a printer who was developing novel techniques for reproducing works of art. This was a field that suited Walker, who later established his own company to continue the experiments.
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In 1879 Walker moved with his wife and baby daughter to a house on the River Thames in Hammersmith, west London, around the corner from William Morris's house at 26 Upper Mall. The men got on well, sharing socialist beliefs as well as a passion for printing. ...
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Article: A stroll through Hogarth's London; THE SUNDAY WALK
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... ... you must turn right, past the Black Lion public house, keeping parallel with the Thames and turn left in to Hammersmith Terrace, which soon turns into Western Terrace and then Chiswick Mall. Many houses on the Mall, some featuring cast ...
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