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Take a good look at the gate piers at the bottom of the drive (and again the piers opposite when you cross the road) – the designs evoke primitive landscapes not unlike ancient pictographic rock art, the work of Webster of Kendal, 1818-25. The designs here are akin to the Arts and Crafts Movement of 1880 to 1910 of which Webster’s work was a forerunner. Architectural students worldwide visit Read Hall every year just to view these remarkable sculptures.
George Webster, 1797 – 1864, was the son of mason turned architect Francis Webster of Kendal. In 1818, at the age of 21, George Webster designed his first independent country house, Read Hall in Lancashire.
Take a good look at the gate piers at the bottom of the drive (and again the piers opposite when you cross the road) – the designs evoke primitive landscapes not unlike ancient pictographic rock art, the work of Webster of Kendal, 1818-25. The designs here are akin to the Arts and Crafts Movement of 1880 to 1910 of which Webster’s work was a forerunner. Architectural students worldwide visit Read Hall every year just to view these remarkable sculptures.
George Webster, 1797 – 1864, was the son of mason turned architect Francis Webster of Kendal. In 1818, at the age of 21, George Webster designed his first independent country house, Read Hall in Lancashire.
