Homestead C F A Voysey

Part of a series of technically informative monographs embracing a broadpectrum of internationally renowned buildings, this work deals with theomestead in Essex, and includes a comprehensive set of technical drawingsnd working details.;By 1905 when The Homestead was completed, Yoysey had aeading reputation in Britain and Europe as by far the most active andest-known architect of the Arts and Crafts movement. His most ambitiousouses, New Place, Norney Grange and Bradleys, all designed in the late 1890s,ere widely admired and articles devoted to his work were published inermany and the USA. The Homestead, built for the General Manager of thessex and Suffolk Equitable Insurance Society, whose offices Voysey alsoesigned, is among his best preserved domestic masterpieces.;Voysey's countryouses were designed not only for family use but also for entertaining. Theomestead is no exception. It was designed to meet the requirements of itsachelor owner, with facilities to accommodate three or four weekend guests.he house wraps around its rear garden, half-enclosing it so that it isHitchmough, Wendy is the author of 'Homestead C F A Voysey', published 1994 under ISBN 9780714831534 and ISBN 0714831530.