Roger Hedley
Active: 1890 - 1951
Function: Carvers and/or gilders, turners and/or carvers, wood turners and/or carvers, marble masons, sculptors, carvers in wood and stone, monumental sculptors, wood carvers
History or description: A multi-generational firm of wood carvers and architectural sculptors and craftsmen founded by Ralph Hedley (1849-1913) and continued by his son Roger (1879-1970). It is probable that Ralph retired in the 1890s or early 1900s because the business was trading under Roger's name from this period. However the exact date and details of this transition are uncertain. There is also some uncertainty about the date at which the business was in turn transferred to Ralph Hedley who is presumed to be the son (or other relative) of Roger. However the transition probably occurred between 1940-50.
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
New entries have been made each time a work was exhibited due to a lack of evidence about the state, medium or edition shown.
Locations
Address 11 New Bridge Street Newcastle-upon-Tyne England | View on map
1890 (Circa) - 1898 (Circa)
Address St. Mary's Place Newcastle-upon-Tyne England | View on map
1909 (Presumed) - 1916 (Presumed)
Address 13 Westmoreland Road Newcastle-upon-Tyne England | View on map
1910 (Circa)
Address 22 New Bridge Street Newcastle-upon-Tyne England | View on map
1910 (Circa)
Address 52 St. Mary's Place Newcastle-upon-Tyne England | View on map
1931 (Circa) - 1951 (Circa)
Institutional and Business Connections
Forerunner of Ralph Hedley (Craftsmen) Ltd.
The exact date of the change is uncertain but probably took place between 1940-50
Successor to Ralph Hedley
Roger (1879-1970) was the son of Ralph (1849-1913), the date at which the firm transferred from father to son is uncertain. Based on information from Newcastle-upon-Tyne trade directories the date would seem to have been in the 1890s, however this was when Roger was still very young.
Sources
Catalogue of the Ninth Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists of the Northern Counties, July 1914
July 1914
Cat. No. 442, pp. 35, 43
Catalogue of the Seventh Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists of the Northern Counties, August 1912
August 1912
Cat. No. 406, pp. 31, 36
Catalogue of the Tenth Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists of the Northern Counties, June 1916
June 1916
Cat. No. 386, pp. 19, 22
Ward's Directory of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1890
1890
pp. 451, 512
Ward's Directory of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1898
1898
pp. 515, 588
Ward's Directory of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1910
1910
pp. 573, 597
Ward's Directory of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1931
1931
pp. 805, 848
Citing this record
'Roger Hedley', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib5_1236888100, accessed 23 Sep 2023]
