Philip Webb (1831-1915)

"In 1859, Morris asked Philip Webb (1831-1915), his friend and colleague in Street's studio, to design a house for him and his wife. It was built in a spirit contrary to that of the past century. As in his decorative designs, Morris refused any connection with Italy and the Baroque and aimed at something akin to the style of the Late Middle Ages. Webb applied certain Gothic details such as pointed arches and high-pitched roofs;
he also adopted the irregularity of the fourteenth- and fifteenth-century domestic and especially monastic architecture, but he never copied.

Red House as a whole is a building of surprisingly independent character, solid and spacious looking and yet not in the least pretentious. This is perhaps the most important feature. The architect does not imitate palaces.

He shows the red brick of the façades without covering it with plaster as Neo-Classical rules prescribed, and takes the outside appearance of the house as an expression of inside requirements without attempting a grand and useless symmetry."

Source: Nikolaus Pevsner, Pioniers of Modern Design, pp. 58-59, Pelican Books, 1974.

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Red House, StudyBlue.com Text in English	Red House, Bexleyheath,  photo by Jacques Lasserre  on Panoramio	Red House, photo by Renaud Camus  on Flickr	Red House,  photo Ethan Doyle White, Wikipedia
Red House, studyblue.com Text in English	Red House Text in German	Red House, algargosarte.lacoctelera.net  (Pinterest) Text in Spanish	Red House,  groupblue3.blogspot.com
Red House,  publish in Peter Davey, Arts and Crafts Architecture,  p.31, pl. 17	Red House, groupblue3.blogspot.com,  Ground Floor	Red House, groupblue3.blogspot.com,  First Floor	Red House, i.pinimg.com, John Jensen, (Pinterest) Text in English
Red House,  i.pinimg.com	Red House, wmmorrisfanclub.blogspot.com  (Pinterest)	Red House, groupblue3.blogspot.com	Red House, photo by Spudgun67, Wikipedia
Red House,  photo by johnnyh on flickr	Red House, photo by Jacques Lasserre on Panoramio	Red House,  photo archilink.vn	Red House,  photo by Steve Cadman on flickr
Red House, photo Milena, Wikipedia	Red House,  north east wing from garden, photo by streetr's_flickr	Red House,  photo Steve Cadman  on flickr	Red House, photo by Renaud Camus on Flickr
Red House, photo by martin97uk on Flickr	Red House,  photo by Velela, Wikipedia	Red House,  photo by streetr's_flickr on Flickr	Red House, photo by Ray Beer, Wikipedia
Red House, photo by martin97uk on Flickr	Red House,  photo by Steve Cadman on flickr	Red House, photo by cazjane97 on flickr	Red House, photo by Virtual Farm Boy on flickr
Red House, west elevation,  photo by streetr's_flickr  on Flickr	Red House, photo by Jacques Lasserre on Panoramio	Red House, Photo on arch.mcgill.ca	Red House, photo by Ethan Doyle White,  Wikipedia
Red House, photo by martin97uk on Flickr	Red House,  photo by Jacqueline Banerjee  on victorianwebb.org	Red House,  photo by Renaud Camus on Flickr	Red House, photo by Renaud Camus  on Flickr
Red House, photo by streetr's_flickr on Flickr	Red House,  photo by shannonb on Flickr	Red House, photo by shannonb  on Flickr	Red House,  photo by David Hillas, Wikipedia
Red House, photo by martin97uk on Flickr	Red House, photo by shannonb on Flickr
Red House,  sitting room, photo on johannadavies.co.uk	Red House,  Drawing room (Muthesius)	Red House, photo Badly Drawn Dad, smarthistory.org	Red House,  photo Ethan Doyle White, Wikipedia
Red House,  groupblue3.blogspot.com	Red House, photo Ethan Doyle White, Wikipedia	Red House, groupblue3.blogspot.com	Red House, wmmorrisfanclub.blogspot.com  (Pinterest), photo Myles Curtis
Red House,  photo by Ethan Doyle White,  Wikipedia	Red House,  photo Tony Hisgett,  Wikipedia	Red House, photo Tony Hisgett, Wikipedia	Red House, photo Tony Hisgett, Wikipedia
Red House,  photo Tony Hisgett, Wikipedia	Red House,  photo Tony Hisgett, Wikipedia	Red House, photo archilink.vn	Red House,  photo archilink.vn
Red House, photo archilink.vn	Red House, photo archilink.vn	Red House, photo archilink.vn	Red House, photo archilink.vn
Red House, photo archilink.vn	Red House, photo archilink.vn	Red House, photo archilink.vn
Standen, near East Grinstead, designed between 1892 and 1894,  photo by von UGArdener on Flickr	Standen, photo Diliff,  Wikipedia	Standen, photo by suzigun on Flickr	Standen,  photo by Gigibird  on Flickr
East Grindstead, West Hoathly Road,  'Standen', photo by Jacques Lasserre  on Panoramio	Standen, East Grindstead (Surrey),  West Hoathly Road,  photo by Jacques Lasserre on Panoramio	Webb,  house located near East Grinstead,  West Sussex., photo by JR P on flickr	Standen, photo by suzigun on Flickr
Standen, East Grindstead (Surrey), West Hoathly Road, photo by Jacques Lasserre on Panoramio	Standen, East Grindstead (Surrey),  West Hoathly, photo by Jacques Lasserre  on Panoramio	Standen,  dining room, fireplace,  photo on achome.co.uk
Webb, Bell Brothers, Webb House Middlesbrough,  photo by Chris on flickr	Webb House,  photo Bolckow, flickr	Philip Webb House,  photo gavinlenaghan on Flickr
91-101 Worship Street, London, photo Spudgun67,  Wikipedia	91-101 Worship Street, London, photo Paul the Archivist,  Wikipedia	Webb, Worship Street, London,  photo on londonhistoricshops.blogspot.com	Worship Street, 1862,  photo on hackney.gov.uk
14 Holland Park Road, photo on rightmove.co.uk	14 Holland Park Road, on british-history.ac.uk	14 Holland Park Road,  photo on rightmove.co.uk, (flat)
Webb, Coneyhurst on the Hill,  photo by Eric de Mare,  english-heritage.org.uk	Webb, Smeaton Manor, Yorkshire (1876),  photo by Peter Davey	Webb,  Benfleet Hall School, Fairmile, photo RIBA
1 Palace Green,  photo by Edwardx on Wikipedia	1 Palace Green, photo by Edwardx  on Wikipedia	Red Barns House, Kirkleatham Road, Redcar,  photo Alan Bradley LRPS,  English Heritage	Rounton Grange, photo Mick Garratt, Wikipedia,  The Lodge
Philip Webb, 1 Palace Green, Kensington, London, Archirecturals Press, (Peter Davey)	Webb,  Lincoln's Inn Field, photo on rubens.anu.edu.au	Webb, Palace Green	Webb, Benfleet Hall, photo on pastonglass.files.wordpress.com
West House, Chelsea,  photo Edwardx, Wikipedia	West House, Chelsea, photo Edwardx, Wikipedia	West House, Chelsea,  photo Edwardx, Wikipedia	West House, Chelsea, photo Peter Damian, Wikipedia
1 and 2 William Morris Memorial Cottage,  Kelmscott, photo No Swan So Fine,  Wikipedia	Webb,  photo on alchetron.com	Joldwynds, Surrey, 1873 -  now destroyed,  Peter Davey, p. 35, pl. 21	East Rounton estate village  in North Yorkshire,  photo by davewebster14 on Flickr
Clouds Salisbury the east front. From In English Homes, Wikipedia	Clouds Salisbury,  from In English Homes, Charles Latham (1847-1912),  Wikipedia, West front	Clouds, East Knoyle, Wiltshire, 1880s,  photo Architectural Press,  Peter Davey, p. 36, pl. 23	Clouds Salisbury, from In English Homes,  Charles Latham (1847-1912),  Wikipedia, south-east corner
Webb, Philip, Clouds	Webb, Philip, Clouds	Clouds Salisbury, from In English Homes,  Charles Latham (1847-1912),  Wikipedia, The Morning Room	Clouds Salisbury,  from In English Homes,  Charles Latham (1847-1912)
Clouds Salisbury,  from In English Homes,  Charles Latham (1847-1912),  Wikipedia	Clouds Salisbury,  from English Homes, Charles Latham  (1847-1912), Wikipedia	Webb, Philip, Clouds	Webb, Philip, Clouds
Webb, Clouds (Muthesius)	Webb, Philip, Clouds, Salisbury, The Home of The Hon. Mrs Percy Wyndham	Clouds Salisbury,  from In English Homes,  Charles Latham (1847-1912), Wikipedia, The Hall	Clouds Salisbury.  from In English Homes,  Wikipedia
Philip Webb,  image on collections.vam.ac.uk	Tithe Barn,  Bradford-on-Avon,  photo on collections.vam.ac.uk	Arisaig House for Francis Dunkinfield Palmer Astley in 1863, image  on collections.vam.ac.uk	Philip Webb,  image on collections.vam.ac.uk
Webb, Mr Val C Prinsep's studio and house,  Holland Park, London, photo RIBA	Brampton, St Martin's Church
Webb, Holland Park, The Studio, vol.12, 1898, p.103	Webb, Holland Park,  The Studio, vol.12, 1898, p.105	Webb, Holland Park, The Studio, vol.12, 1898, p.106	Webb, Holland Park,  The Studio, vol.12, 1898, p.108
Webb, Carlisles House London, Dining room (Muthesius)	Webb, Carlisles House London,  Dining room, (Muthesius)
Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Wikipedia	Metropolitan Museum of Art,  (Edward Burne-Jones), Wikipedia	Metropolitan Museum of Art.  (Edward Burne-Jones,  The Backgammon Players), Wikipedia	Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikipedia
Philip Webb, Chest, image on collections.vam.ac.uk	Philip Webb, Sideboard, image on collections.vam.ac.uk	Philip Webb, Sideboard,  image on collections.vam.ac.uk	Webb, St George Cabinet, photo on collections.vam.ac.uk
Decorative arts in the Musée d'Orsay,  photo Sailko, Wikipedia	Sideboard, photo on victorianweb.org	Toilet Mirror, photo lacma.org, Wikipedia
Philip Webb, Table,  image on collections.vam.ac.uk	Philip Webb, Table, image on collections.vam.ac.uk	Photo on morrisandredhouse.net	Webb, THE JOHN SCOTT COLLECTION,  pp.92-3
Webb, armchair,  photo on collections.vam.ac.uk	Webb, armchair,  photo on collections.vam.ac.uk	Philip Webb, Teapot,  image on collections.vam.ac.uk	Philip Webb, Candlestick, image on collections.vam.ac.uk
Philip Webb, Tumbler,  image on collections.vam.ac.uk	Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikipedia	Webb, Goblet, photo on collections.vam.ac.uk	Philip Webb, Design for stained glass,  image on collections.vam.ac.uk
Tile, photo by kotomigd  on Flickr	Philip Webb, Panel,  image on collections.vam.ac.uk	Webb, THE JOHN SCOTT COLLECTION,  pp.90-1	Pencil drawing showing Morris, image on collections.vam.ac.uk