Stained Glass

Philip Speakmann Webb

1859-60

Morris's Red House

Bexleyheath, Greater London

The stained-glass windows here are some of the earliest that we have by Morris, with figures designed by Burne-Jones, and "stylised birds and flowers designed by Webb following 15th-century examples" (Red House 15). The figure here probably represents Love. It is much better seen from the inside, where, however, photography is not permitted.

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

• Red House from the Well Courtyard
• Tall narrow window on the eastern front, with sloping sill
• Tiling in the garden porch near the well, with Morris's initial and motto ("Si Je Puis")
• The end of the L-shaped part, where Morris's studio was (on the upper floor)
• Tiling in the garden porch near the well, with Morris's initial and motto ("Si Je Puis")
• Front elevation with main entrance
• Detail of window hoods on front elevation
• West front
• Oriel window, west front
• Close-up of oriel window, with catches for sunblind
• Close-up of dormer
• 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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Last modified 8 March 2009