Many of the leaders of the Arts and Crafts movement were trained as architects (e.g. William Morris, A. H. Mackmurdo, C. R. Ashbee,  W. R. Lethaby) and it was on building that the movement had its most visible and lasting influence.  The London suburb of Bedford Park, built mainly in the 1880s and 1890s, has about 360 Arts and Crafts style houses and was once famous for its Aesthetic residents. Several Almshouses were built in the Arts and Crafts style, for example, Whiteley Village, Surrey, built between 1914 and 1917, with over 280 buildings, and the Dyers Almshouses, Sussex, built between 1939 and 1971. Letchworth Garden City, the first garden city, was inspired by Arts and Crafts ideals. The first houses were designed by Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin in the vernacular style popularized by the movement and the town became associated with high-mindedness and simple living. The sandal-making workshop set up by Edward Carpenter moved from Yorkshire to Letchworth Garden City and George Orwell's jibe about "every fruit-juice drinker, nudist, sandal-wearer, sex-maniac, Quaker, 'Nature Cure' quack, pacifist, and feminist in England" going to a socialist conference in Letchworth has become famous.George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier Architectural examples Red House – Bexleyheath, Kent – 1859 Wightwick Manor – Wolverhampton, England – 1887–93 Inglewood – Leicester, England – 1892 Standen – East Grinstead, England – 1894 Swedenborgian Church – San Francisco, California – 1895 Blackwell – Lake District, England – 1898 Derwent House – Chislehurst, Kent – 1899 Stoneywell – Ulverscroft, Leicestershire – 1899 The Arts & Crafts Church (Long Street Methodist Church and School) – Manchester, England – 1900 Spade House – Sandgate, Kent – 1900 Caledonian Estate – Islington, London – 1900–1907 Horniman Museum – Forest Hill, London – 1901 Shaw's Corner – Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire – 1902 Pierre P. Ferry House – Seattle, Washington – 1903–1906 Winterbourne House – Birmingham, England – 1904 The Black Friar – Blackfriars, London – 1905 Marston House – San Diego, California – 1905 Edgar Wood Centre – Manchester, England – 1905 Debenham House – Holland Park, London – 1905-07 Robert R. Blacker House – Pasadena, California – 1907 Stotfold, Bickley, Kent - 1907 Gamble House – Pasadena, California – 1908 Oregon Public Library – Oregon, Illinois – 1909 Thorsen House – Berkeley, California – 1909 Rodmarton Manor – Rodmarton, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire – 1909–29 Whare Ra – Havelock North, New Zealand – 1912 Sutton Garden Suburb – Benhilton, Sutton, London – 1912–14 Castle in the Clouds - Ossipee Mountains at Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire - 1913-4 Honan Chapel – University College Cork, Ireland – c.1916 St Francis Xavier's Cathedral – Geraldton Western Australia 1916–1938 Bedales School Memorial Library – near Petersfield, Hampshire – 1919–21 Mary Ward House - Bloomsbury, London - 1896-98 
Many of the leaders of the Arts and Crafts movement were trained as architects (e.g. William Morris, A. H. Mackmurdo, C. R. Ashbee, John Douglas W. R. Lethaby) and it was on building that the movement had its most visible and lasting influence. Rowden Abbey 1881 is a striking example of Arts and Crafts Architecture at its height incorporating pegged Oak as a structural medium , profusion of brick chimneys and stained leaded glass throughout. Sympathetic ownership has ensured retention of virtually all original fittings. Set in historical grounds dating back to the C13th it stands as a monument to the Architect John Douglas The London suburb of Bedford Park, built mainly in the 1880s and 1890s, has about 360 Arts and Crafts style houses and was once famous for its Aesthetic residents. Several Almshouses were built in the Arts and Crafts style, for example, Whiteley Village, Surrey, built between 1914 and 1917, with over 280 buildings, and the Dyers Almshouses, Sussex, built between 1939 and 1971. Letchworth Garden City, the first garden city, was inspired by Arts and Crafts ideals. The first houses were designed by Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin in the vernacular style popularized by the movement and the town became associated with high-mindedness and simple living. The sandal-making workshop set up by Edward Carpenter moved from Yorkshire to Letchworth Garden City and George Orwell's jibe about "every fruit-juice drinker, nudist, sandal-wearer, sex-maniac, Quaker, 'Nature Cure' quack, pacifist, and feminist in England" going to a socialist conference in Letchworth has become famous.George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier Architectural examples Red House – Bexleyheath, Kent – 1859 Wightwick Manor – Wolverhampton, England – 1887–93 Inglewood – Leicester, England – 1892 Standen – East Grinstead, England – 1894 Swedenborgian Church – San Francisco, California – 1895 Blackwell – Lake District, England – 1898 Derwent House – Chislehurst, Kent – 1899 Stoneywell – Ulverscroft, Leicestershire – 1899 The Arts & Crafts Church (Long Street Methodist Church and School) – Manchester, England – 1900 Spade House – Sandgate, Kent – 1900 Caledonian Estate – Islington, London – 1900–1907 Horniman Museum – Forest Hill, London – 1901 Shaw's Corner – Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire – 1902 Pierre P. Ferry House – Seattle, Washington – 1903–1906 Winterbourne House – Birmingham, England – 1904 The Black Friar – Blackfriars, London – 1905 Marston House – San Diego, California – 1905 Edgar Wood Centre – Manchester, England – 1905 Debenham House – Holland Park, London – 1905-07 Robert R. Blacker House – Pasadena, California – 1907 Stotfold, Bickley, Kent - 1907 Gamble House – Pasadena, California – 1908 Oregon Public Library – Oregon, Illinois – 1909 Thorsen House – Berkeley, California – 1909 Rodmarton Manor – Rodmarton, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire – 1909–29 Whare Ra – Havelock North, New Zealand – 1912 Sutton Garden Suburb – Benhilton, Sutton, London – 1912–14 Castle in the Clouds - Ossipee Mountains at Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire - 1913-4 Honan Chapel – University College Cork, Ireland – c.1916 St Francis Xavier's Cathedral – Geraldton Western Australia 1916–1938 Bedales School Memorial Library – near Petersfield, Hampshire – 1919–21 Mary Ward House - Bloomsbury, London - 1896-98 Rowden Abbey -Herefordshire 1881
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John Douglas
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Rowden Abbey 1881 is a striking example of Arts and Crafts Architecture at its height incorporating pegged Oak as a structural medium , profusion of brick chimneys and stained leaded glass throughout. Sympathetic ownership has ensured retention of virtually all original fittings. Set in historical grounds dating back to the C13th it stands as a monument to the Architect John Douglas
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Rowden Abbey -Herefordshire 1881