Red House in Bexleyheath was designed by William Morris and Philip Webb as Morris's family home. The infobox gives completion in 1859. The text says it was designed in 1859 and finished in 1860, and Morris moved in at the end of summer 1860. The article calls the style Arts and Crafts, with medieval and neo-Gothic influences.
The plan is L-shaped, two stories, with a high-pitched red tile roof. Walls and ceilings were plastered and painted in tempera, and Edward Burne-Jones and Webb designed stained glass. It cost about 4,000 pounds. Morris left in 1865.
The house was let from 1866 and stayed a private residence until 2002. It was listed Grade I in 1950. Edward Hollamby lived there from 1952 to 1999, and the National Trust bought it in 2003. Guided tours must be booked in advance. The article gives no hours or prices.
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