William Morris was a British artist and textile designer whose designs from the later half of the Victorian period are still incorporated in many homes today. He did most of his work in the city of Bloomsbury, central London. In November 1856, William Morris & his friend Edward Burne-Jones, moved into the first floor of 17 Red Lion Square, Bloomsbury (Located on the map). Morris’s association with this part of Bloomsbury would continue for 25 years, and his commemorative plaque still stands there today.

Marshalsea Prison was a prison in South London. In the 19^th Century, it was home to many debtors, but it didn’t just imprison debtors. Famously, Charles Dickens’ father, John, was held here. He was imprisoned in 1824, when Dickens was only twelve years old. Dickens was then sent out to make money for his family to repay his father’s debt. This experience impacted much of Dickens’ writing, specifically his novel, Little Dorrit.

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