He was an apprentice at G. E. Street, and it was there that he met William Morris in 1856 and then started his own practice in 1858.
In 1860 he became a designer of stained glass, furniture and metalwork for Morris. Both formed an important part of the Arts_and_Crafts_movement
Another Philip Webb - Philip Edward Webb was the architect son of leading architect Sir Aston Webb. Along with his brother, Maurice, he assisted his father towards the end of his career.
He became the assistant of G. Street, and he was an intimate friend of William Morris and a supporter of his aesthetic creeds.
Webb's first commission was the historic Red House, Bexley Heath, built (1859) for Morris, in which the theories of both owner and architect received their practical crystallization.
Webb was one of the six members of this firm, and for it he designed furniture, tiles, and stained glass.
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