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Nature Boy

Waltham Forest has been named the first ever London Borough of Culture and the year-long celebrations, taking place throughout 2019, will include a three-day music festival, art installations, new dance commissions and a children’s theatre production in the wilds of Epping Forest. At the heart of the event, however, is the work and legacy of the borough’s most famous son, William Morris.

The guiding light of the Arts & Crafts movement, Morris revolutionised Victorian society not only with his ornate designs for fabrics, furniture, wallpaper and more, but also for his democratic views on art and society. As a result, his former home has become a destination gallery and one of several venues across the capital at which

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