Philip Speakman Webb
Philip Speakman Webb (born January 12, 1831 in Oxford , † April 17, 1915 in Worth , Sussex ) was an English architect who is also known as the father of "Arts and Crafts" architecture .
Life
In 1856 Webb met William Morris and in 1859 built Morris' Red House in Bexleyheath, southeast of London. Webb and Morris shaped a significant part of the Arts and Crafts movement, and in 1877 founded the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings . Webb also participated in Morris' socialist alliance and became its treasurer.
Works
- Red House (London), Bexleyheath (1859)
- Sandroyd, now Benfleet Hall, Cobham, Surrey (1860)
- Cranmer Hall wing, Fakenham (c 1860) and Coach House (1860)
- Arisaig House, Highland (1863, rebuilt)
- 1 Palace Green, London (1868)
- 19 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London (1868)
- The West House, 35 Glebe Place, Chelsea, London (1868-9) for George Price Boyce
- Joldwyns, Surrey (1873)
- Smeaton Manor, Yorkshire (1878)
- Four Gables, Green Lane House, Brampton, Cumbria
- St Martin's Church, Brampton (1878)
- Conyhurst, Surrey (1885)
- Clouds House , Wiltshire (1886)
- Naworth Castle, Cumbria
- Standen, West Sussex (1892-1894)
- Bell & Co Ltd (offices), Zetland Rd, Middlesbrough (1891)
- Rounton Grange, near Middlesbrough (for Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell) - subsequently destroyed
- Forthampton Court, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire (1889-92)
- Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire (1874-7)
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| SURNAME | Webb, Philip Speakman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oxford |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 17, 1915 |
| Place of death | Worth , Sussex |