W. H. Bidlake and his Recent Work 
THE GARDEN FRONT MR. YATES’ HOUSE 
or stone shall last. But the great point to be 
observed in domestic architecture in England 
to-day (and it is always rare in any country) 
is the success with which a new house can 
be conceived and built so as to fit at once 
into the domestic lite and become a subject 
for the personal 
influence of its 
occupants. 
There is no 
one in England 
more eminently 
successful at this 
than Mr. W. H. 
Bidlake, and 
there is no En¬ 
glish architect 
who has better 
supported sound 
architectural 
teaching with 
actual work of 
the highest qual¬ 
ity. In all that 
country there is 
no more perfect specimen of a modest dwell¬ 
ing than “ Woodgate,” his own home at Four 
Oaks, a half hour’s ride out of Birmingham. 
It is here that we see the deepest feelings 
of a man recorded, and all that which he 
most cares for marking the seclusion which 
awaits him at 
the close of each 
day. Repose 
is the first and 
last impression 
that the house 
conveys. Har¬ 
mony of line 
and color is also 
there in every 
part. And a 
talk with the 
owner in a quiet 
nook of the 
garden one au¬ 
tumn afternoon 
disclosed how 
such a house 
could be con- 
Designed for Air. Heaton by W. H. Bidlake 
