14 South Parade, Bedford Park
C. F. A. Voysey
c.1890
Turnham Green, London W4
Ian Nairn and Nikolaus Pevsner describe Shaw as "stepfather to Voysey" (69), so perhaps it was natural that Voysey should have been drawn to Bedford Park. But this "startling white house" built for the artist J. W. Foster was apparently intended "as a protest against the bland red brick of the rest of the 'suburb'" and provoked criticism for "the old-fashioned look of the white stucco and leaded light windows" ("A Guide to Bedford Park"). Later judgements have been much more favourable, finding the house with its "white roughcast render and stone trim" to be an "outstanding example" of Arts and Crafts architecture (Durant 174).
Photograph and text by Jacqueline Banerjee. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL.]
Other Homes in Bedford Park
- A road in Bedford Park
- Memorial to Jonathan Carr on the wall of St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park
- Row of three houses in Bedford Park
- Close-up of dormer on this row
- Curved-gabled houses in Bedford Park
- Decorative brickwork on a house in Bedford Park
- House in Bedford Park accented by white joinery
- Close-up of a porch on a Bedford Park house
- 1 Priory Gardens, by E. J. May
- 14 South Parade, another view
Related Material
- St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park (coming)
- The Tabard Inn, Bedford Park (coming)
Sources
Durant, David N. The Handbook of British Architectural Styles. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1992.
"A Guide to Bedford Park: The First Garden Suburb." Viewed 24 September 2008.
Nairn, Ian, and Nikolaus Pevsner. The Buildings of England: Surrey. Harmondsworth: Penguin, rev. ed. 1971.
Last modified 24 September 2008