Miss Lillie Reed
Born 1875 (Circa)
Died 6 June 1948
Active: 1904 - 1910
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor
Born in London. She was the daughter of Edward J. Reed (born c.1845, Hatfield), formerly a licensed victualler in 1881. Lillie was responsible for carving the exterior porch to the Lady Chapel of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool. It is possible she was in a private Nursing Home at 17 Portland Place, Walcot, Bath in 1911. Lillie was not married in 1936 when her mother, Maria Reed, died. The effects left by Lillie's mother were valued at £14,169 0s. 2d, probate was granted to her and her brother, Edward Reed.
The reference to Liverpool Cathedral is from Joseph Sharples, 'From Signwriter to Cathedral Sculptor' in 'Edward Carter Preston, 1885-1965: Sculptor, Painter, Medallist' edited by Ann Compton, University of Liverpool Art Gallery, 1999, p. 24.
Wealth at death: £3,435 12s. 2d.
Probate date: 17 August 1948
Works
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Locations
Address 3 White Rock Gardens Hastings | View on map
1901 (Circa) - 1904 (Circa)
The family home
Address 14 Upper Cheyne Row Chelsea London SW | View on map
1908 (Circa) - 1910 (Circa)
Address Clevedon Court Hotel Warrior Square St-Leonard's-on-Sea | View on map
1948
Living here at the time of her death
Studio located at 2 Primrose Hill Studios Fitzroy Road London NW | View on map
1906 (Circa)
Studio located at 2 Stanley Studios Park Walk London SW10 | View on map
1907 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, The Spring Exhibition, 1909
'Research'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1904 - 1910
Exhibited 5 times, 5 works in all (an electric light switch in 1904 and then figure groups and statuettes)
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
None, however her widowed mother, also at this address, is listed as 'Living on independent means'
Sources
Catalogue of the Spring Exhibition, The City Art Gallery, Leeds 1909
1909
Cat. No. 801, pp. 66, 85
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 320; Folio: 24; Page: 43; GSU roll: 1341069
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 869 folio 49 page 35
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN14720 RG78PN893 RD316 SD4 ED18 SN129 [possible reference]
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Name: Lillie Reed
Birth Date: abt 1875
Date of Registration: Jun 1948
Age at Death: 73
Registration District: Hastings
Inferred County: Sussex
Volume: 5h
Page: 269
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Maria Reed
Probate Date: 2 Nov 1936
Death Date: 2 Sep 1936
Death Place: Hastings, Sussex, England
Registry: London, England
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Lillie Reed
Probate Date: 17 Aug 1948
Death Date: 6 Jun 1948
Death Place: St Leonards-On-Sea
Registry: London, England
Citing this record
'Miss Lillie Reed', 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=msib5_1210296378, accessed 03 Jun 2023]
