A whistle-stop tour through the life and work of this extraordinary Rye resident by his great granddaughter, Isabel Ryan. Landlord of Henry James and a gentleman sportsman, this founder member of the Arts & Crafts movement denounced Modernism and designed the Menin Gate war memorial in Ypres, as well as Rye’s iconic Cross of Sacrifice memorial. A controversial President of the RIBA, Blomfield designed formal gardens and country houses for the rich and famous.