Charles Benham Grassby
Born 1834
Died 1910
Active: 1851 - 1910
Country of birth: England
Country of death: Scotland
Sculptor, wood carver, stone carver
Born in Hull. He was the son of James Grassby (born c.1807 in Hull), carpenter and wood carver. His brother Benjamin Grassby (c.1834-1910), was also a sculptor and wood and stone carver. Two younger brothers, Henry V. (born c.1841) and West (sic) (born c.1843) became a carpenter and stone mason respectively. All the brothers were brought up in Lambeth where they learned their trades and Charles worked as a journeyman stone carver and architectural sculptor.
Around 1864 Charles Benham moved to Glasgow where he established a successful business.
Works
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Bust
1871
Locations
Address 96 Regent Street Lambeth London | View on map
1851 (Circa)
Address Roslyn Cottage Kennington Road London | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Address 139 Wellington Lane Glasgow | View on map
1865 - 1871
Address 37 Bothwell Street Glasgow | View on map
1870
p. 661
Listed under Sculptors
Address Bothwell Street Glasgow | View on map
1871 - 1881
Address 175 West Campbell Street Glasgow | View on map
1880
p. 921
Listed under Marble Cutters
Address 227 West Campbell Street Glasgow | View on map
1884 (Circa)
Studio located in 248 West George Street Glasgow | View on map
1890
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Tenth Exhibition of Works of Modern Artists, The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1871
'Bust'
Descriptions of Practice
Listed in The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1880-1881 Fifty-Third Annual Publication
p. 921
Listed under Marble Cutters
Listed in Glasgow - City of Sculpture
Site accessed 5/02/2009
Listed in The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1890-1891 Sixty-Third Annual Publication
p. 1095
Listed under Monumental Sculptors
Listed in The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1890-1891 Sixty-Third Annual Publication
1890
Also listed under 'Marble Cutters'
Listed under Sculptors The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1870-1871 Forty-Third Annual Publication
p. 661
Listed under Sculptors
Listed under Sculptors The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1880-1881 Fifty-Third Annual Publication
p. 970
Listed under Sculptors The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1890-1891 Sixty-Third Annual Publication
p. 1151
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
Charles and his brother Benjamin (c.1837-1896) both 'Wood & Stone Carver', their father, James, 'Carpenter'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
RG number: HO107 Piece: 1572 Folio: 453 Page: 1
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
Class: RG9; Piece: 354; Folio: 129; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542621
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1860-1861 Thirty-Third Annual Publication
1860
p. 661
Listed under Sculptors
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1880-1881 Fifty-Third Annual Publication
1880
p. 921
The Glasgow Post-Office Annual Directory for 1890-1891 Sixty-Third Annual Publication
1890
p. 1151
Citing this record
'Charles Benham Grassby', 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=msib6_1228405557, accessed 26 Mar 2023]
