Walthamstow weavers, community art and William Morris

Wed 18 Nov, 11.00-1.30pm. Meet 10 mins before.

A behind-the-scenes morning on Hoe Street, Walthamstow in London's East End.

This walk, is an in-person, curated experience, for the curious, art-loving and community-minded.

Spend a morning with the people who make East London — less than a mile, but packed with access you won’t get on your own.

Led by long-time Walthamstow resident Sue Wheat, we start at Walthamstow Library main entrance (next to Walthamstow Central station) and walk north down Hoe Street being welcomed to artists’ private studios, community hubs, see street art, and end at the world-famous William Morris Gallery with its brand new exhibition.
This is a small-group, curated tour — short in distance, rich in stories.

Along the way:

• MEET THE MAKERS: Two private studio visits: a beautiful hidden weaver's studio, plus a viewing of Jason Hawridge's beautiful art at Ye Olde Rose and Crown.
• COMMUNITY: A sneak peak inside Walthamstow's own beautifully renovated Soho Theatre, with stories of the community campaign to save it, and a visit to the Walthamstow Trades Hall - community hub extraordinaire.
• STREET ART: murals and hidden works in collaboration with Wood Street Walls, Angry Dan and others.
• WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY FINISH - end at this small and beautiful gallery recently refurbed, where William Morris, the founder of the Arts and Crafts Movement once lived — no rushing, you can stay on after.

Info: Look for me, Sue at Walthamstow Central Library main entrance – I always wear bright colours! Please arrive 5-10 mins early for a prompt start. The library is in Walthamstow town square on the High St (the top of the market), very close to the bus, Underground and overground stations. Meet by the red post boxes next to the main glass library entrance inside the main square..

Info: A beautiful hidden weavers' practice space, that will take your breath away with the colours and its sheer beauty!

Info: Soho Theatre - a creative, performance and cultural hub for London's East End. Learn about the theatre's incredible history, the celebrities that have played there, and the successful campaign to save it.

Info: Jason Hawkridge is an established multi disciplinarian artist who lives and works in Walthamstow, East London. Full time artist Hawkridge has been intrinsically creative from a young age and found a passion for drawing during his school years, discovering his love of diagrams and geometric shapes which continues in his work today.

Info: Learn the story behind this retro community space, from Working Men's Club, to a multi-cultural music venue and dynamic venue in Walthamstow. Have a rest and a drink here too, and a chat with the members.

Info: Visit the world-famous William Morris Gallery. Stay as long as you like and be one of the first to see its new refurbishment and revamped gallery, telling the story of the many sides of this incredible man, maker, artist and activist, William Morris. The tour will end here and you can see the new exhibition 'Earthly Paradise' and spend as long as you like viewing the new exhibitions, and visiting the cafe and the grounds of the house - Lloyd Park.

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