Support the William Morris Gallery

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We strongly object to the current plans by the London Borough of Waltham Forest for considerably reduced weekday openings of the William Morris Gallery. We also object to removal of the curators of the Gallery's important collection - one of the largest collections of William Morris material in the world. Access and interpretation are crucial to the success of any museum, and to reduce both is unacceptable. The Gallery is a vital international, national, and local asset to Walthamstow, and should be maintained accordingly.

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Mike de H
- Country
- United Kingdom
Jackie R
- City/State
- Ammanford
- Country
- Dyfed
- Comments
- I think the people making this decision have lost the plot completly.
Brad C
- City/State
- leicester
- Country
- leicestershire
Jill H
- City/State
- London
- Country
- UK
matthew l
- City/State
- florence
- Country
- italy
- Comments
- william morris is divine!
Mac M
- Country
- Wiltshire
- Comments
- My Family and I where at the Gallery two weeks ago so that my son could see first hand Morris work for his course work
Jessie H
- City/State
- Walthamstow
- Country
- England
Stephanie P
- City/State
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
H S B
- City/State
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Comments
- It is imperative that this internationally valuable collection is neither dispersed nor lost and remains available to public view in Morris's own house
Leonie Edwards J
- City/State
- London
- Country
- UK
Freya S
- City/State
- London
- Country
- U.K.
Charlotte S
- City/State
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
Leonie S
- City/State
- Canterbury
- Country
- UK
Chris B
- City/State
- Littlehampton, West Sussex
- Country
- UK
- Comments
- Committee member of Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society.
Joseph N
- City/State
- High Wycombe
- Country
- UK
- Comments
- The importance and significance of this gallery can only increase.
Dr Patrick O'Sullivan, co editor, William Morris and News from N
- City/State
- Liskeard, Cornwall
- Country
- UK
- Comments
- William Morris knew how to save the world. Just as we need his ideas, people decide to close his museums. Brilliant!
Mark J
- City/State
- RCT
- Country
- United Kingdom
Lydia M
- City/State
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Comments
- WFC seem to have adopted the lowest level of criteria: 'The price of everything and the value of nothing'. Shame on them. The William Morris Gallery should be fully supported, as it is a national treasure and should be preserved for future generations to enjoy.
Ronald B
- City/State
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
Oliver W
- City/State
- London
- Country
- UK
- Comments
- Please don't take away yet another piece of our history
jim b
- City/State
- hereford
- Country
- uk
- Comments
- this collection is of enormous importance in the history of the decorative arts and must be kept together and most particularly in this building and context.
pam n
- City/State
- rickmansworth
- Country
- UK
Dr Sieglinde D
- City/State
- Walthamstow Village, London
- Country
- England
- Comments
- The William Morris Gallery is a local treasure loved by local people. Instead of promoting and supporting it the Council destroys our lovely WM Gallery.
Hazel Y
- Country
- England
- Comments
- this gallery is an invaluable resource and source of expertise
Francesca H
- City/State
- London
- Country
- U.K
Teresa S
- City/State
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Comments
- I am appalled at the proposed despoliation of this immensely important gallery. It is a loss which will be felt locally, across the country and, indeed, by experts on the Arts and Crafts Movement throughout the world.
Anjum S
- City/State
- London
- Country
- England
Roger H
- City/State
- Greater London
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Comments
- Vestry House Museum must also be supported
Will O
- City/State
- London
- Country
- UK
Miranda B
- Country
- UK
Graham S
- City/State
- Essex
- Country
- UK
- Comments
- Having been born and educated in Walthamstow and then taught for 9 yrs at William Fitt school also in Lloyd Park, I am extremely concerned to see that part of our National Heritage in the custody of LBWF is under threat.
Alan S
- City/State
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
- Comments
- galleries need curators
Barry W
- City/State
- Walthmstow, London
- Country
- UK
- Comments
- I am also concerned about the proposals for Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow village.
Susan M
- Country
- England
David C
- City/State
- Newbury
- Country
- United kingdom
- Comments
- Is everyone aware how pivotal william morris was in design, victorian life and politics. His message still has lesson for our consumer and throw away society
Alan J
- City/State
- London
- Country
- ENGLAND.
- Comments
- Please to not let us loose another significant establishment.
Anna D
- Country
- England
Jude K
- City/State
- UK
- Country
- UK
- Comments
- DISGUSTING! YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
Robin F
- City/State
- Margate, Kent
- Country
- UK
- Comments
- disastrous proposal
Michelle M
- City/State
- Liverpool
- Country
- UK
Philip S
- City/State
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
David H
- City/State
- Walthamstow
- Country
- UK
- Comments
- All of Walthamstow's museums should be celebrated and cherished. Peter Cormack's position should not even be in question. Instead of trying to save a very small amount of money the council should be committed to the future of the WMG and be behind the current lottery heritage fund application which would help the gallery earn revenue. This is WIDER THAN WATHAMSTOW.
Jean B
- City/State
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Comments
- As a student at the then South West Essex School I was a frequent user of the William Morris Gallery. An oasis in a poor and industrialised Walthamstow. In its own context as valuable to the well-being of the (local) population as the adjacent Epping forest. I cannot understand why the Council should want to make paltry savings by the virtual destruction of one of its most important assets. Even if the Council set no store by Wiiam Morris's artistic and cultural achievements, he was after all, important in the history of socialism and should be honoured "in his own country".
Penny W
- City/State
- London
- Country
- England
- Comments
- I also support the Vestry House and hope it won't be sacrificed for it's better known and better organised sister gallery.
Tom H
- Country
- England
jackie b
- City/State
- essex
- Country
- united Kingdom
- Comments
- I spent many time as a child and as an adult in this lovely musem and park, the musem is part of our Art History of this country and should never go!
Stoney P
- City/State
- Tunbridge Wells
- Country
- UK
Derek H
- City/State
- Medbourne
- Country
- Leicestershire UK
- Comments
- The collection must not be broken up and sold off, its a national treasure. Resources must be found to keep the curators in place and the entire collection together in one location.
Katherine Louise E
- Country
- Belgium
- Comments
- Disgraceful - keep the Gallery fully functiong!!!
Katherine Louise E
- Country
- Belgium
- Comments
- Disgraceful - keep the Gallery fully functiong!!!

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