Penwortham Priory, Read Hall, George Webster (3 May 1797 – 16 April 1864)[1] was an English architect who practised in Kendal, which was at the time in Westmorland, and later in Cumbria.
[2] It is not known how George received his architectural training, but he joined his father's business as a partner, and in 1818, he designed for the country house of Read Hall in Lancashire.
His earlier designs were mainly in Neoclassical (or Greek Revival) style,[2] often incorporating Doric or Ionic porticos, for example Read Hall,[3] and Esthwaite Lodge near Hawkshead, Cumbria (1819–21).
[8] Towards the end of his career he incorporated Italianate features,[2] at for example Belsfield, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria (1844) where he included a tower in the style of Osborne House.
One of his hobbies was collecting Roman coins, medals and antiquities, which possibly developed as a result of his visits to Italy from 1836.