Publisher's Synopsis
This book is the product of original research and describes the work and working methods of a group of previously unrecognised architects who pursued the ideals of Ruskin and Morris, working not only as architects, but living with their work on site, constantly supervising, and often working with their own hands.;The book features the work of ten central characters who follow the teaching of Morris and Webb, including Detmar Blow, Sydney Cockerell, Herbert North, Alfred Powell, Randall Wells, Basil Stallybrass and Geoffrey Luxton.