Thomas Gerard Murphy
Born 22 March 1904
Died 25 March 1993
Active: 1919 - 1993
Country of birth and death: England
Carver, sculptor
Thomas Gerard Murphy was apprenticed to Earp Hobbs & Miller from 1919 to 1927, and qualified at Manchester School of Art in 1927. He started work with the firm of H.H. Martyn and then
worked on the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) between 1928 and 1930. Murphy later assisted with the carving of the Queensway Tunnel Entrance in Liverpool (1934) and the Gladstone Dock development. In 1935 he was appointed chief carver at Liverpool Cathedral.
This biographical note was submitted by Sean B. Murphy.
Wealth at death: £125,000 0s. 0d.
Not exceeding this amount
Probate date: 3 August 1994
Institutional and Business Connections
Apprenticed to Manchester School of Art
1927
Murphy completed his studies by this date.
Apprenticed to Earp, Hobbs & Miller (by 1900)
1919 - 1927
Sources
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Name: Thomas Gerard Murphy
Death Age: 89
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1904
Registration Date: Mar 1993
Registration district: Birkenhead
Inferred County: Merseyside
Register Number: A16B
District and Subdistrict: 0371A
Entry Number: 266
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Thomas Gerard Murphy
Death Date: 25 Mar 1993
Death Place: Birkenhead
Probate Date: 3 Aug 1994
Probate Registry: Liverpool
Citing this record
'Thomas Gerard Murphy', 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/person.php?id=ann_1557745422, accessed 26 Mar 2023]
