Philip Webb
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Sep 3, 2026
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
Such was Gertrude's childhood with all the usual tragedies and joys in the lives of normal children, and all in a background of serene family life which so many young people of the present day lack.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
A background of great beauty, too, in a home designed by Philip Webb and decorated by William Morris and Burne-Jones.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
It was not until Maurice had gone to Eton that Gertrude's education took a serious turn, when, at the age of 15, she was sent to an academy for young ladies in London.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
It was not customary in 1883 for girls of Gertrude's class to be sent away to school, but Mrs.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
Such was Gertrude's childhood with all the usual tragedies and joys in the lives of normal children, and all in a background of serene family life which so many young people of the present day lack.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
A background of great beauty, too, in a home designed by Philip Webb and decorated by William Morris and Burne-Jones.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
It was not until Maurice had gone to Eton that Gertrude's education took a serious turn, when, at the age of fifteen, she was sent to an academy for young ladies in London.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
It was not customary in 1883 for girls of Gertrude's class to be sent away to school, but Mrs.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
Such was Gertrude's childhood with all the usual tragedies and joys in the lives of normal children, and all in a background of serene family life which so many young people of the present day lack.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
A background of great beauty, too, in a home designed by Philip Webb and decorated by William Morris and Burne-Jones.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
It was not until Maurice had gone to Eton that Gertrude's education took a serious turn, when, at the age of fifteen, she was sent to an academy for young ladies in London.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
It was not customary in 1883 for girls of Gertrude's class to be sent away to school, but Mrs.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
Such was Gertrude's childhood with all the usual tragedies and joys in the lives of normal children, and all in a background of serene family life which so many young people of the present day lack.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
A background of great beauty, too, in a home designed by Philip Webb and decorated by William Morris and Burne-Jones.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
It was not until Maurice had gone to Eton that Gertrude's education took a serious turn, when, at the age of fifteen, she was sent to an academy for young ladies in London.
Lynette CalkinsNARRATOR
It was not customary in 1883 for girls of Gertrude's class to be sent away to school, but Mrs.
Betty B.NARRATOR
Fifty years ago the architects who were doing honorable service in house building were a small but brilliant band.
Betty B.NARRATOR
One need name only the giants, Philip Webb, Norman Shaw, Eden Nesfield, and George Devy.
Betty B.NARRATOR
Today there are scores of young and brilliant men who have carried the pioneer work of their elders to its natural conclusion, and gone far to re-establish English architecture on a logical and national basis.
Betty B.NARRATOR
Much remains to be done, especially in the larger field of town planning and civic architecture, where this country lags behind the continent and America.