Red House
Red House is a significant Arts and Crafts building located in Bexleyheath, south-east London, England. Co-designed in 1859 by the architect Philip Webb and the designer William Morris, it was created to serve as a family home for Morris.Photo: Velela, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Grade I listed historic house museum, former home of William Morris
- Also known as: “Red House, Bexleyheath”
- Address: Red House Lane, DA6 8JF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bexleyheath railway station and Danson House.
Bexleyheath railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bexleyheath railway station is in the London Borough of Bexley in southeast London, and is in London fare zone 5. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southeastern. Bexleyheath railway station is situated 3,000 feet north of Red House.
Danson House
Photo: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Danson House is a Palladian mansion and a Grade I listed building at the centre of Danson Park, in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, south-east London. Danson House is situated 2,800 feet west of Red House.
Danson Park
Park
Photo: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Danson Park is a public park in the London Borough of Bexley, South East London, located between Welling and Bexleyheath. At 75 hectares, it is the second largest public park in the borough, and the most used by the community. Danson Park is situated 3,000 feet west of Red House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upton and Crook Log.
Upton
Quarter
Upton was a hamlet in the southwest of today's Bexleyheath in the London Borough of Bexley, in the historic county of Kent. Originally, it was on fertile, south- and west-facing slopes, below the main heathland/pasture of the parish of Bexley.
Crook Log
Quarter
Photo: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crook Log is a locality around Watling Street within the London Borough of Bexley. It lies at the western edge of Bexleyheath along the boundary with Welling.
Blendon
Suburb
Blendon is an area of South East London within the London Borough of Bexley, located between Bexleyheath and Sidcup.
Red House
- Categories: historic house museum, house, building, tourism, historic site, historic house, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.45541° or 51° 27′ 20″ northLongitude
0.13037° or 0° 7′ 49″ eastOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9F32F44J+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 209281563OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=houseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3422736
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Red House” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البيت الأحمر، لندن”
- Arabic: “البيت الأحمر”
- Basque: “Red House”
- Chinese: “紅屋”
- Dutch: “Red House”
- Esperanto: “Ruĝa Domo”
- French: “Maison de William Morris”
- French: “Red House”
- German: “Red House”
- Irish: “Red House, Londain”
- Irish: “Red House”
- Japanese: “レッド・ハウス”
- Portuguese: “Casa vermelha (red house)”
- Portuguese: “Casa Vermelha (Red House)”
- Portuguese: “Casa Vermelha”
- Russian: “Красный дом”
- Russian: “Ред Хаус”
- Spanish: “Red House”
- Ukrainian: “Червоний будинок”
- Welsh: “The Red House”
- Welsh: “Y Tŷ Coch”
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