Sir Aston Webb | |
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Born | Clapham, London, England | 22 May 1849
Died | 21 August 1930 Kensington, London, England | (aged 81)
Occupation | Architect |
Children | Maurice and Philip Edward Webb |
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Buildings | University of Birmingham |
Sir Aston Webb, GCVO, CB, RA, FRIBA (22 May 1849 – 21 August 1930) was a British architect who designed the principal facade of Buckingham Palace and the main building of the Victoria and Albert Museum, among other major works around England, many of them in partnership with Ingress Bell. He was president of the Royal Academy from 1919 to 1924. He was also the founding chairman of the London Society.