PHILIP SPEAKMAN WEBB (1831-1915)

Webb was an architect and designer, born and raised in Oxford. He served an apprenticeship in Reading, and later returned to Oxford as chief assistant to the diocesan architect. It was here that he met William Morris, who was to become a lifelong friend. Morris gave Webb his rst independent commission; to design Morris’s home, Red House in Bexleyheath (completed 1860). Webb went on to design many other houses, as well as becoming a founding member of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co, for which he designed furniture and other items.