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Standen, Sussex, by M. Girouard, published 5 March 1970 in Country Life (article, pp.554-557; and 26 Feb, pp.494-497)

Standen: an earthly paradise; Architect (1891): Philip Webb, by Dan Klein, published December 1981 in Connoisseur (vol. 208, no. 838, article, pp.255-259) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Gardens for a late-Victorian house: Standen, East Grinstead, West Sussex; Architects (1892): Philip Webb, gardens designed by G B Simpson, by Arthur Hellyer, published 28 April 1983 in Country Life (vol. 173 no. 4471, article, pp.1100-1102) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Four Generations, 1819-1970, by Mrs. G. M. Couper, published March 1992 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 1, article, pp.10-12) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

John Edward Webb (1871-1941), Elizabeth Sarah Maria Sarney formerly Webb nee Baker (1841-1932), Elizabeth Mann Baker (1819- ) and Margaret Webb (1898-1970) and covers the years 1819 - 1970 in London, Hastings, Eastbourne and Plumstead.

Standen standards; Architect (1892): Philip Webb, by Sarah Marsh, published August 1992 in Traditional homes (vol. 8, no. 11, article, pp.24-29) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Two arts and crafts interiors by Aston Webb, by Ian Dungavell, published 1997 in Journal of the Decorative Arts Society 1850-the Present (vol. 21, article, pp.103-115)

One of the interiors is Paddockhurst, near Turner's Hill, which in 1933 became Worth Abbey

Obituary: Edward Raymond Webb, by Colin Excell, published June 2004 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 16 no. 2, article, p.82) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508835] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The draper, sailor and the pauper, by John Cherry, published March 2011 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 19 no. 5, article, pp.222-223) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508846] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

It is the 'holy grail' of family historians - finding a 'gateway ancestor' who opens up all sorts of connections. A WEBB ancestor I was researching had a maternal ancestor with the name SHAKESPEARE traceable back to the days of 'The Bard' with some interesting connections to him. Another maternal ancestor was traceable back to the Norman Invasion. Them was just one link to confirm.

The view from here: the garden at Standen, East Grinstead, West Sussex, by Steven Desmond, published 26 October 2016 in Country Life (vol. 210 no. 43, article, pp.46-50) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Standen was designed and built in 1891-1894 by Philip Webb. The garden was begun by a local designer, George Simpson, but taken over by Webb when he began designing the house on site.

Act of atonement. Battle Abbey, Kent: a property of English Heritage, by John Goodall, published 5 October 2016 in Country Life (vol. 210 no. 40, article, pp.50-57) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

On the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, the author visits the building that most directly connects us to the historic event that shaped English history. Includes: 'What William did for England', by John Goodall, p. 50-51.