Herbert Henry Grimwood
Born 29 August 1874
Died 25 July 1948
Active: 1881 - 1937
Country of birth and death: England
Wood carver, teacher of wood carving, author
Born in St Pancras, London between October and December 1874. Son of William Grimwood (born c.1847 in St Pancras, London), wood carver and teacher. His younger brother, Sidney A. Grimwood (born c.1878 in St Pancras, London), was a gold and silversmith.
Herbert trained at the School of Art Wood Carving in South Kensington where his father was a teacher. From 1900 Herbert was also a part-time teacher of evening classes at the School, and in 1904 he was appointed Principal. Between c.1900-37 Herbert was also running a business, which was based in the St Pancras area. He published 'An introduction to decorative woodwork for the use of schools' with Frederick Goodyear (University of London press, 1936). Grimwood died in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
This entry includes information supplied by Gavin Selerie.
Wealth at death: £3,345 15s. 3d.
Probate date: 19 November 1948
Works
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Made Renaissance panel in walnut
Made Renaissance panel carved in walnut
Contributed to making of Chimney-piece in carved pine
Locations
Address 33 Crogsland Road London England | View on map
1881 (Circa)
Address 44 Chaplin Road Willesden London England | View on map
1891 (Circa)
Address 15 Lechmere Road Willesden London NW England | View on map
1901 (Circa) - 1904 (Circa)
Address 19 Riffel Road Willesden London England | View on map
1911 (Circa)
Living here with his mother and siblings
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Manchester Art Gallery, Second Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, 1895
'Frieze'
Institutional and Business Connections
Principal of School of Art Wood Carving
1904 - 1937
Student at Royal College of Art (including National Art Training School)
Student at School of Art Wood Carving
1889 (Circa)
Teacher at School of Art Wood Carving
1900 - 1937
Initially he taught evening classes, and later worked three days a week.
Traded as Herbert Henry Grimwood
1900 (Circa) - 1921 (Circa)
Personal and Professional Connections
Collaborated with F.A. Crollan
1889 (Circa)
Collaborated with Maria Ellen Reeks
1889 (Circa)
Collaborated with Margaret May Giles
1889
[Assuming that the reference to S.Giles in the 1889 ACES exhibition catalogue refers to M. Giles].
Collaborated with William S. Williamson
1889 (Circa)
Collaborated with J. Watson
1889 (Circa)
Collaborated with J.C. Holt
1889 (Circa)
Daughter/son/child of William Henry Grimwood
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Instructor School of Wood Carving'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Carver' employed
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Art Master & Wood Carver' working for London County Council part-time and an employer
Occupation given in 1939 England and Wales Register
'Artmaster, Retired'
Sources
1939 England and Wales Register
2018
First name(s) Herbert H
Schedule Sub Number 2
Last name(s) Grimwood
Borough / District Wycombe R.D.
DOB 29 Aug 1874
County Buckinghamshire
Birth day 29
County Buckinghamshire
Birth month 8
Country England
Birth year 1874
Archive reference RG101/2160J/005/26
Sex Male
Piece number 2160J
Marital status Married
Item number 5
Occupation Artmaster Retired
Line number 26
Address 1 Gordon Cottages, Piddington
Category Census, land & surveys
Place Wycombe R.D.
Subcategory Census
E. D. letter code DWQB
Collections from Great Britain, England
Schedule 55
Arts and Crafts Society: Catalogue of the Second Exhibition.
1889
pp.207-208, p.248.
Catalogue of the Second Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, City of Manchester Art Gallery, 1895
1895
Cat. No. 344, p. 151
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
RG12 piece 1044 folio 53 page 22
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
Class: RG13; Piece: 1225; Folio: 93; Page: 22.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN7049 RG78PN346B RD129 SD1 ED69 SN12
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2007
2007
Name: Herbert H Grimwood
Birth Date: abt 1875
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1948
Age at Death: 73
Registration district: Wycombe
Inferred County: Buckinghamshire
Volume: 6a
Page: 333
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Herbert Henry Grimwood
Year of Registration: 1874
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Pancras (1837-1901)
County: London, Middlesex
Volume: 1b
Page: 2
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: William Henry Grimwood
Probate Date: 28 Nov 1904
Death Date: 27 Jul 1904
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Registry: London - Hebert was named as an heir in his father's will
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
First name(s) Herbert Henry
County Buckinghamshire
Last name Grimwood
Linked persons Charles Hermann Kohler
Death year 1948
Country England
Death date 25 Jul 1948
Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
Probate year 1948
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Probate date 18 Nov 1948
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Residence town Wheeler End
Collections from Great Britain, England
Registry Oxford
Papers concerning the School of Art Wood Carving, South Kensington, 1879-1910
Report for the School of Art Wood Carving, dated 1894
School of Art Wood Carving, Prospectus Session, 1917-1918
1917 (Presumed)
p. 1
School of Art Wood Carving, Prospectus Session, 1921-1922
1921 (Presumed)
p. 1
Citing this record
'Herbert Henry Grimwood', 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_1227795840, accessed 29 Sep 2023]
