Architectural Drawing
1883
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Design drawings in ink and coloured wash for a gardener's cottage and porch for Miss Mary Ewart's house, called Coneyhurst, near Ewhurst, Surrey. The sheet contains a ground plan, chamber plan and roof plan, and sections through the structure at four points marked 'A' to 'D' on the plans. The design shows the cottage was to have a large outer porch, which would then be attached to the main house. To the right of the drawings Webb has summarised the cost of the project: 'Estimated cost 785£ [sic/ as carried out with [illegible] £853.6/ deduct 150 for House Porch = 703.'
Miss Mary Anne Ewart was a friend of Webb and his sisters, and like Webb a founder member of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. She also had a keen interest in gardens. Webb built Coneyhurst, a five-bedroom house, with this cottage for the gardener, for Miss Ewart in 1883-6.
Miss Mary Anne Ewart was a friend of Webb and his sisters, and like Webb a founder member of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. She also had a keen interest in gardens. Webb built Coneyhurst, a five-bedroom house, with this cottage for the gardener, for Miss Ewart in 1883-6.
Object details
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| Brief description | Design for a gardener's cottage for Miss Mary Ewart, by Philip Webb, 1883 |
| Physical description | Design drawings in ink and coloured wash for a gardener's cottage and porch for Miss Mary Ewart's house, called Coneyhurst, near Ewhurst, Surrey. The sheet contains a ground plan, chamber plan and roof plan, and sections through the structure at four points marked 'A' to 'D' on the plans. The design shows the cottage was to have a large outer porch, which would then be attached to the main house. To the right of the drawings Webb has summarised the cost of the project: 'Estimated cost 785£ [sic/ as carried out with [illegible] £853.6/ deduct 150 for House Porch = 703.' |
| Production type | Unique |
| Summary | Design drawings in ink and coloured wash for a gardener's cottage and porch for Miss Mary Ewart's house, called Coneyhurst, near Ewhurst, Surrey. The sheet contains a ground plan, chamber plan and roof plan, and sections through the structure at four points marked 'A' to 'D' on the plans. The design shows the cottage was to have a large outer porch, which would then be attached to the main house. To the right of the drawings Webb has summarised the cost of the project: 'Estimated cost 785£ [sic/ as carried out with [illegible] £853.6/ deduct 150 for House Porch = 703.' Miss Mary Anne Ewart was a friend of Webb and his sisters, and like Webb a founder member of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. She also had a keen interest in gardens. Webb built Coneyhurst, a five-bedroom house, with this cottage for the gardener, for Miss Ewart in 1883-6. |
| Bibliographic reference | Coneyhurst is discussed in Sheila Kirk, 'Philip Webb: Pioneer of Arts and Crafts Architecture' (Wiley, 2005), pp.227-8. |
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| Accession number | E.161-1916 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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