List of works by George Webster


was an English architect who practised in Kendal, Cumbria. He worked mainly in domestic architecture, designing new houses, and remodelling older houses. His early designs were mainly in Neoclassical style. He later pioneered the use of the Tudor Revival style, and in some of his latest designs he incorporated Italianate features. He also designed some churches, all in Gothic Revival style, plus some public and commercial buildings.

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Buildings

NameLocationPhotographDateNotesGrade
Elba MonumentBurneside, Cumbria
1814An obelisk erected by James Bateman of Tolson Hall in honour of William Pitt the Younger.
Read HallRead, Lancashire
1818–25A large country house on the site of an earlier house, for John Fort, in Greek Revival style, including an Ionic portico.
Esthwaite LodgeHawkshead, Cumbria
1819–21Attributed to Francis and George Webster, with its Doric porch it is described as a "Grecian doll's house". It was built for the historian Thomas Alcock Beck, and later used as a youth hostel.
Thorny HillsKendal, Cumbria
1823A terrace of houses designed with Francis Webster. No 4 was built for George Webster himself. Each house, or pair of houses, is listed separately at Grade II.
St Mary's ChurchRydal, Cumbria
1823–24Webster's first church, built for Lady le Fleming of Rydal Hall, in Perpendicular style.
St Oswald's ChurchBurneside, Cumbria
1823–28Demolished and rebuilt in 1880–81.
Scale HowAmbleside, Cumbria
1824–25A house originating in about 1790 remodelled and enlarged. Later part of Charlotte Mason College, which has been incorporated into the University of Cumbria.
St Anne's ChurchHaverthwaite, Cumbria
1824–25A new church, plain with pointed windows containing Y-tracery.
Helme LodgeKendal, Cumbria
1824–27A country house designed with Francis Webster in Greek Revival style.
St MarkNatland, Cumbria
1825A new church, replaced in 1909–10 by Austin and Paley.
Eshton HallEshton, North Yorkshire
1825–27A new large country house for Matthew Wilson in Elizabethan Revival style.
Terrace wall,
Eshton Hall		Eshton, North Yorkshire
1825–27Retaining terrace wall to the southeast of Eshton Hall.
Gatepiers and gates,
Eshton Hall		Eshton, North Yorkshire
1825–27Gatepiers and gates at the entrance to Eshton Hall.
Underley HallKirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
1825–28A new country house for Alexander Nowell in Jacobean style. It was later used as a school.
Rigmaden ParkMansergh, Cumbria
1825–28A country house designed with Francis Webster in Greek Revival style for Christopher Wilson.
St Mary's ChurchDalton-in-Furness, Cumbria
1825–30Rebuilding of an older church. This in turn was replaced in 1884–85 by Paley and Austin.
Hutton in the Forest HallUnthank, Skelton, Cumbria
1826Rebuilt the south tower of a fortified country house dating from the 14th or 15th century.I
Dallam TowerMilnthorpe, Cumbria
1826Remodelled the country house, including the addition of a Doric porch.I
Thurland CastleTunstall, Lancashire
1826–29Additions; the building was almost completely destroyed by a fire. It was virtually rebuilt in 1879–85 by Paley and Austin.
Sand Aire HouseKendal, Cumbria
1827–28Described as the "grandest" of Webster's town houses; built for Daniel Harrison, incorporating a Doric porch. Later used as offices.
Eller HowLindale, Cumbria
A country house acting as a retreat for the Webster family. George made additions after his father's death.
Cliffe CastleKeighley, West Yorkshire
1828–33Cliffe Hall was built as a country house for Christopher Netherwood and extended by Henry Butterfield between 1875–1880. It was renamed Cliffe Castle due to its castle-like appearance.
St Paul's ChurchLindale, Cumbria
1828–29Probably designed by Webster, without a fee. With a west tower and lancet windows.
St Stephen's ChurchNew Hutton, Cumbria
1828–29A new church with a west tower.
Moreton HallWhalley, Lancashire
1828–29A country house for John Taylor, demolished in 1955.
Lodge, Read HallRead, Lancashire
Lodge to the hall, in Greek Revival style, with Doric portio.
Holy Trinity ChurchCasterton, Cumbria
1831–33Almost certainly designed by Webster for Rev William Carus Wilson, with a chancel added in about 1860 by E. G. Paley.
Whittington HallWhittington, Lancashire
1831–36A new house in Tudor Revival style.
Penwortham PrioryPenwortham, Lancashire
1832A Jacobean mansion built on the site of a Benedictine priory, demolished in the early 20th century.
Town hallSettle, North Yorkshire
1832In Gothic Revival style.
Holme Island HouseGrange-over-Sands, Cumbria
Original house attributed to Webster, who enlarged it in the 1840s.
Bank HallBretherton, Lancashire
1832–33A Jacobean mansion altered, restored and extended. Has since become derelict.
CroftlandsCaton, Lancashire
1833A country house remodelled from an earlier house in Tudor Revival style.
Moreton Hall LodgeWhalley, Lancashire
1833A lodge to Moreton Hall in Jacobean style.
Whelprigg HouseBarbon, Cumbria
1834A new country house for Joseph Gibson in Jacobean style.
Downham HallDownham, Lancashire
1834–35A country house, possibly originating in the medieval era, remodelling of which started in 1779, and completed by Webster, which included the addition of a Doric portio. There have been alterations and additions since.
Westmorland BankKendal, Cumbria
1834–35Later used by the Midland Bank, then by HSBC.
Church of Holy Trinity and St GeorgeKendal, Cumbria
1835–37A Roman Catholic church in Early English style.
St Thomas' ChurchKendal, Cumbria
1835–37A church in Gothic Revival style with a west tower.
St Thomas' ChurchMilnthorpe, Cumbria
1835–37A new church with a west tower and lancet windows.
Trustee Savings BankUlverston, Cumbria
1836–38In Italianate style. The clock tower was added in 1844.
Boarbank HallAllithwaite, Cumbria
A country house, damaged by fire in 1870, and rebuilt. Webster also designed the lodge.
St John's ChurchGrayrigg, Cumbria
1837–38A new church; the tower was rebuilt in 1869.
Black Rock VillaGrange-over-Sands, Cumbria
1837–41Built for himself by Webster.
Conishead PrioryUlverston, Cumbria
1838The original building on the site was an Augustinian priory. The present house was commissioned in 1823 to a design by Philip Wyatt, but Webster took over and completed it. There have been subsequent owners and alterations. In 1976 the house became the Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre.
Holker HallHolker, Cumbria
1838–41Rebuilding in Jacobean style.
St George's ChurchKendal, Cumbria
1838–41A new church with a pair of stair turrets at the west end, later reduced in height.
Broughton HallBroughton, Craven,
North Yorkshire
1839Added a large porte-cochère with Ionic columns to the front of the house, and a clock tower to the stables.
East Lodge,
Broughton Hall		Broughton, Craven,
North Yorkshire
1839The lodge has an Ionic portico and a cruciform plan, The gate piers, gates and wing walls are listed separately also at Grade II.
Holy Trinity ChurchHolme, Cumbria
1839New church.
West LodgeEdenhall, Cumbria
A lodge to Eden Hall, a country house built in 1821, designed by Robert Smirke, and demolished in 1934. The lodge is in Greek Revival style, with a cruciform plan, and a Doric portio. The gate piers and wall to the southeast of the lodge, and those to the west of the lodge, are both listed separately at Grade II.
Stables,
Whittington Hall		Whittington, Lancashire
Altered in 1887 by Paley and Austin, and later used for domestic accommodation.
Coniston Hall LodgeConiston Cold,
North Yorkshire
A lodge to Coniston Hall, now demolished, with a Doric porch.
Summerfield HouseBurrow, Lancashire
1841A country house, altered for Edward Tatham. Has a Doric porch.
St John's ChurchFirbank, Cumbria
1841A small church, attributed to Webster.
St Leonard's ChurchCleator, Cumbria
1841–42The chancel is Norman, the nave was rebuilt by Webster in lancet style, and this was later reshaped and re-clad.
Holy Trinity ChurchBardsea, Cumbria
1843–53A new church with a west steeple.
Eden GroveBolton, Cumbria
1844Rebuilt for Richard Tinkler. Later a school.
BelsfieldBowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria
1844Built as a house for Baroness de Sternberg, in Italianate style with a tower similar to that of Osborne House. Later the home of H. W. Schneider; afterwards extended and used as a hotel.
Town HallKendal, Cumbria
1859Created from the former Whitehall Assembly Rooms, which had been designed in 1824–25 by George with his father. Later extended further.