 By early summer 1871 , Morris began to search for a house outside London where his children could spend time away from the city 's pollution . He settled on Kelmscott Manor in the village of Kelmscott , Oxfordshire , obtaining a joint tenancy on the building with Rossetti in June . Morris adored the building , which was constructed circa 1570 , and would spend much time in the local countryside . Conversely , Rossetti would be unhappy at Kelmscott , and eventually suffered a mental breakdown . Morris divided his time between London and Kelmscott , however when Rossetti was there he would not spend more than three days at a time at the latter . He was also fed up with his family home in Queen Square , deciding to obtain a new house in London . Although retaining a personal bedroom and study at Queen Square , he relocated his family to <unk> House in Turnham Green Road , West London , in January 1873 . This allowed him to be far closer to the home of Burne @-@ Jones , with the duo meeting on almost every Sunday morning for the rest of Morris ' life . 
