Philip Webb

Philip Speakman Webb
Webb in 1873
Born12 January 1831
Oxford, England
Died17 April 1915 (1915-04-18) (aged 84)
Worth, Sussex, England
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsRed House, Bexleyheath, Standen

Philip Speakman Webb (12 January 1831 – 17 April 1915) was a British architect and designer sometimes called the Father of Arts and Crafts Architecture. His use of vernacular architecture demonstrated his commitment to "the art of common building."[1] William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were his business partners and he designed many notable buildings including one for Morris. He co-founded the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.

  1. ^ Quoted in Lawrence Gowing, ed., Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists, v.4 (Facts on File, 2005): 720.