Introduction.
Chapter 1 The Early Years.
Chapter 2 Red House, Bexleyheath (1858?59).
Chapter 3 Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Chapter 4 The Middle Years.
Chapter 5 The Studio-Houses, and the ?Queen Anne?
Style.
Chapter 6 Webb?s Approach to Architectural Design, and its
Influence.
Chapter 7 The Country Houses.
Chapter 8 The Society for the Protection of Ancient
Buildings.
Chapter 9 Alterations and Enlargements.
Chapter 10 Webb the Socialist.
Chapter 11 The Smaller Houses.
Chapter 12 The Non-Domestic Work.
Chapter 13 Webb and his Clients and Contractors.
Chapter 14 The Last Years.
Key to the plans.
Catalogue of Architectural Works.
Notes and References.
Bibliography and List of Sources.
Index.
Illustration Credits.
Acknowledgements.
Dr SHEILA KIRK is a freelance architectural historian. After
gaining a first qualification in architecture in 1956, Sheila has
been researching Webb's life and work for twenty-five years,
writing and lecturing about it widely.
MARTIN CHARLES came to architectural photography from film and TV
in his 30s. He worked widely for The Architectural Review and The
Architects' Journal. His photography has been featured in major
publications on Voysey and Lutyens and has often appeared in
relation to the whole field of the Arts & Crafts.
"This is an extremely thorough book. It is indeed a definitive
work." Architecture Today, 1st May 2005
"...Sheila Kirk's comprehensive new book supplies a detailed
account of [Philip Webb's] life and work...Much is conveyed by
Martin Charles' lovely photos." (Architects' Journal, 21 July
2005)
"...excellent, illuminating book..." (The Victorian,
June 2006)
"For anyone wanting to study Webb or the architecture of this
era, it is required reading..." (Context, December
2007)
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