“Five houses by Edward Schröder Prior”10 November, 7.30 pm
“Five houses by Edward Schröder Prior”
A ZOOM lecture by David Valinsky
E. S. Prior’s career as an architect was unusually irregular. His two best-known ‘Arts and Crafts’ houses, also by far his two most experimental houses, were contemporaries of his largest and most classical buildings; The Barn was begun in 1896, seven years since his previous domestic design, and Voewood followed another seven-year gap. From 1909 Prior received five domestic commissions in quick succession at a time when the Arts and Crafts Movement was steadily overpowered by neo-Georgian tendencies in domestic design – Prior’s friend Voysey’s career had peaked in 1906 and was then in sharp decline.
These five Arts and Crafts houses provide a different insight into Prior’s work to that with which we have become accustomed. They share a consistency of design approach, material and detail previously unseen in a career that had been marked by unpredictability and sometimes contradictory approaches.
They are undoubtedly less exuberant than The Barn and Voewood, but these quieter essays were based on many of the ideas that Prior had developed with these two more famous building experiments. They are rarely mentioned in summaries of Prior’s work, but in fact they have claim to represent the mature expression of his thoughts – mostly unspoken – on house building.
David Valinsky studied architecture and architectural history, practised as an architect for over a decade and now works as an architectural photographer. He has been intermittently researching the work of E. S. Prior since 2007 and his new monograph – The Architecture and Writings of E. S. Prior, Challenging the Arts and Crafts – was published by Lund Humphries in May 2026.
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https://webcollect.org.uk/acmshttps://webcollect.org.uk/acmsIf you think that this iconic Golden Lily pattern from Morris & Co. was designed by William Morris then think again. (V&A image) Along with many other popular designs - such as Seaweed, Blackthorn and Compton - Golden Lily was designed by John Henry Dearle (1859-1932) Morris’s pupil, partner, and successor who gave 54 years of loyal service to the firm. Dearle designed over 30 patterns for wallpaper and 40 for textiles. In the late 1880s he was entrusted as principal advisor to the firm’s customers and as Chief Designer. Despite being a talented artist, and pivotal to the success of the company, Dearle, until recently, was a somewhat neglected figure often lost in the shadow of his illustrious mentor. This illustrated talk explores his life, talents, beautiful designs and considerable achievements at Morris & Company.
Fiona Rose has been lecturing about topics she feels passionately about since 2010. She is a lecturer for the Arts Society and a member of the Museum Collections Committee at The William Morris Society where she served as a Trustee. In 2023 she assisted the Society with the mounting of their landmark exhibition Morris’s Successor about the work of John Henry Dearle.
Tickets ACMS Members £5. Non-members £7
The Society’s Disclaimer, Data Protection Policy and Cancellations Terms apply.
ZOOM DETAILS: This is an online event to be delivered via Zoom. Bookings will close 48 hours prior to commencement of the event. Your application will be acknowledged by email. Please note that this lecture will not be recorded. THE ZOOM MEETING LINK DETAILS WILL BE EMAILED TO ATTENDEES THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT. (PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL SPAM/JUNK FOLDER )
TO BOOK:- https://webcollect.org.uk/acms
Or apply for tickets to: chairman@artsandcraftsmovementinsurrey.org.uk