Henry George Oldfield

Henry George Oldfield (fl. 1785–1805)[1] was an English architect, antiquary, and artist.

Engraving of the west end of Tottenham church, after a drawing by Oldfield.

Life

In the 1780s he was architect to Princess Amelia, and exhibited architectural designs. In 1790 he was resident at Great Scotland Yard, moving to Finchley Common a few years later.[1]

During the 1790s Oldfield made drawings in Hertfordshire, on commission; after the patron John Meyrick's death in 1805 they were bought by Thomas Dimsdale (Baron Dimsdale, a Russian title that he used in regular fashion by permission from 1813).[1][2]

Later Oldfield had financial troubles, and was imprisoned for debt. Two other patrons were Richard Gough and Thomas Baskerfield.[1]

Works

He collaborated with Richard Randall Dyson on History and Antiquities of the Parish of Tottenham High Cross, London, 1790 (2nd ed. 1792); and was the author of Anecdotes of Archery, Ancient and Modern, London, 1791. To him also is attributed Camberwell Church, without place or date of publication.[3]

References

1. Corfield, John Lee. "Oldfield, Henry George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20678. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
2. Joseph Jackson Howard; Frederick Arthur Crisp; Maltravers H. Extraordinary (1 May 1998). Visitation of England and Wales. Heritage Books. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-7884-0875-5. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
3. Rigg 1895.

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rigg, James McMullen (1895). "Oldfield, Henry George". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 42. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

External links

• CERL page