Herbert Henry Grimwood
Born 1874
Died 1948
Active: 1881 - 1936
Country of birth and death: England
Wood carver, teacher of wood carving
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. Possibly as early as 1901, and certainly by 1914, Herbert was also a part-time teacher at the School. Sometime during the First World war he was appointed Principal of the School of Art Wood Carving. Between c.1900-21 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.
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 | View on map
1881 (Circa)
Address 44 Chaplin Road Willesden London | View on map
1891 (Circa)
Address 15 Lechmere Road Willesden London NW | View on map
1901 (Circa) - 1904 (Circa)
Address 19 Riffel Road Willesden London | 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
Associate of School of Art Wood Carving
Principal of School of Art Wood Carving
1915 (Circa) - 1925 (Circa)
These are the known dates, it is probable Grimwood was principal for a longer period.
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
1914 (Circa) - 1921 (Circa)
He may have started teaching here as early as 1901 but these are the confirmed dates
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
Sources
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
2001
Class: RG13; Piece: 1225; Folio: 93; Page: 22.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2009
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
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 20 Jan 2021]
