Close-up of oriel window, with catches for sunblind

Philip Speakmann Webb

1859-60

Red brick and tiling

Morris's Red House

Bexleyheath, Greater London

Photograph, caption, and commentary by Jacqueline Banerjee, 2009. With special thanks to Sally Roberson of the National Trust at Red House.

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Other views and related material

• Views of the Red House from various angles
• Tiling in the garden porch near the well, with Morris's initial and motto ("Si Je Puis")
• Side gate, leading from east to west front
• The stables
• Morris's weathervane
• Blue plaque on the garden wall
• Architectural Drawings for the Red House
• Details of the roof over the well

Discussions

• "Red House: Spatial Enclave of the Later Pre-Raphaelites."
• "Morris's Red House as a Palace of Art"
• Robert Furneaux Jordan on the historical importance of the Red House

Reference and Further Reading

Red House: Bexleyheath. Swindon: The National Trust, 2003.

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