Edward Doran Webb Explained

Edward Doran Webb (1864–1931^[1]) was a British ecclesiastical architect.^[2]

Based in Wiltshire, he worked on several churches including at Salisbury,^[3] Finchley, Swindon and Aldermaston.^[4] Webb also designed the Birmingham Oratory.^[5] He had strong connections to the University of Cambridge, and designed a large stone country house for a senior member of St John's College in the west of the city before retiring; the limestone house is in the stately Queen Anne style.^[6]

Webb was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and this affiliation may be the source of his connection to scholars at the University of Cambridge.^[7] He was married to Elsie Janet Charlton on 30 January 1899 and lived at Gaston Manor in Tisbury, Wiltshire almost until the end of his life.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: Brodie, Antonia . Directory of British Architects 1834–1914 . . 2001 . 0-8264-5514-X.
2. Book: The Estates gazette digest of land and property cases. 1921. Estates Gazette.
3. Web site: Elliott. John. Building History. St Osmund's Church. St Osmund's Parish. 6 July 2010.
4. Book: Timmins, Gordon. Aldermaston: a village history. Hampshire County Council. 2000.
5. Web site: The Most Precious Blood and St Edmund, Edmonton. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141019170921/https://taking-stock.org.uk/Home/Dioceses/Archdiocese-of-Westminster/The-Most-Precious-Blood-and-St-Edmund-Edmonton. 19 October 2014. Taking Stock: Catholic Churches of England and Wales.
6. Book: Stevens Curl, James. Victorian architecture: diversity & invention. 2007. Spire Books. 978-1-904965-06-0.
7. Book: Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London. 1901. Society of Antiquaries of London.
8. Book: Ruvigny, Melville Henry Massue, Marquis of . Melville Henry Massue . The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Mortimer-Percy Volume. 2001 . 1903–1911. Heritage Books. 0-7884-1872-6. 296. Internet Archive.