page_title: George Webster (architect)
section_title: Family life and later career
hierarchical_section_title: George Webster (architect) / Family life and later career
caption_attribution_description: English: St Thomas's parish church, Milnthorpe, Cumbria (formerly Westmorland), seen from the northwest
context_page_description: George Webster was an English architect who practised in Kendal, which was at the time in Westmorland, and later in Cumbria. All of his works were executed near his practice, and were located in Cumbria, in north Lancashire, and in the adjacent parts of Yorkshire. Most of his work was carried out on domestic buildings, but he also designed churches, and public and commercial buildings.
context_section_description: In 1827 Webster married Eleanor Lowrey, with whom he had one son and four daughters. He was involved in the public life of Kendal, serving as mayor in 1829–30. One of his hobbies was collecting Roman coins, medals and antiquities, which possibly developed as a result of his visits to Italy from 1836. In 1845 he took his assistant of many years, Miles Thompson, into partnership, and then he virtually retired from the practice. 
  Webster built his home, Eller How, in Lindale, Lancashire, in 1827 and lived there until his death. He left an estate of "under £25,000" (equivalent to £2,410,000 as of 2018).
caption: St Thomas' Church, Milnthorpe
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