Bodley's office and influence

Design for St Agatha, Sparbrook, Warwickhire

Design for St Agatha\c Sparbrook\c Warwickshire

Design for St Agatha, Sparbrook, Warwickshire
William Henry Bidlake (1861-1938)
1899
Ink and wash
RIBA Library Drawings and Archives Collection


Bidlake adapted the style he had learned as a pupil in Bodley and Garner's office in a highly original way. Influenced by Arts and Crafts thinking, he largely abandoned any straightforward reliance on medieval precedent.

 


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