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in its context, did not wholly approve of his chosen architectural style; "The choice of the style at so late a date may be deplorable, but the building is tactfully fitted into the street architecture of
Peterborough. The architect has resisted the temptation to set his work up as a monument to
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listed the win as Webber's "first great success" and the moment when he jumps from "comparative obscurity to a position of high distinction in his profession." Despite the success, the project was cancelled due to the post-war financial crash and the
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intervened and Webber served his four-year service in France. After the war, he resumed his apprenticeship with Harris where his work focused on preparing designs for competitions; he continued under Harris for 11 years.
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described the design as being from someone who was "at the top of his form". The building was completed and opened in 1933.
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586:Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681–1930
293:In 1929 Webber won a competition to design the
233:, a prolific designer of public buildings. The
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979:National Heritage List for England
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884:Cherry, O'Brien & Pevsner 2007
740:National Heritage List for England
261:Webber became an Associate of the
118:King Edward VI School, Southampton
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1263:. Stroud, UK: The History Press.
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974:"Hammersmith Town Hall (1079785)"
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868:"Dagenham Civic Centre 1935"
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462:. He was a president of the
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206:Early life and education
103:Southampton Civic Centre
1124:Clark, Gregory (2017).
1034:, 3 October 1947, p. 1.
917:Nottingham Evening Post
668:Manchester Evening News
1096:, 21 April 1949, p. 3.
1059:, 22 March 1957, p. 3.
901:www.london-fire.gov.uk
782:, 6 July 2017, p. 11.
705:The Eastbourne Gazette
502:Peterborough Town Hall
444:Webber married Gladys
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295:Guildhall Civic Centre
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1171:Yale University Press
773:"Blue Plaque Stories"
635:, 10 June 1925, p. 8.
620:, 11 June 1925, p. 4.
618:Lancashire Daily Post
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162:Arthur Beresford Pite
113:Hammersmith Town Hall
108:Dagenham Civic Centre
1260:Story of Southampton
1257:Neal, Peter (2014).
1199:; O'Brien, Charles;
1166:London 3: North West
1092:"The Variety Stage",
426:Portsmouth Guildhall
356:Webber designed the
316:, also in the city.
761:O'Brien et al. 2018
718:O'Brien et al. 2018
671:, 15 December 2018.
598:1901 England Census
133:Ernest Berry Webber
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1278:O'Brien, Charles;
1120:Retail Price Index
632:The Liverpool Echo
473:Webber retired to
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181:Piccadilly Gardens
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1317:Pevsner, Nikolaus
1299:978-0-300-20821-4
1280:Pevsner, Nikolaus
1270:978-0-750-95861-5
1249:978-1-445-66406-4
1220:978-0-300-10701-2
1201:Pevsner, Nikolaus
1180:978-0-300-09652-1
1161:Pevsner, Nikolaus
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1094:The Stage
1081:Neal 2014
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507:cathedral
485:Footnotes
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366:Modernist
326:(1929–33)
303:Pevsner's
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