Person    | Male  Born 1919  Died 12/2/1997

Walter Ritchie

Categories: Sculpture

Born Coventry. Apprenticed to Eric Gill. Often worked in brick. Died Kenilworth. Obit. in the Independent.

2023: Ian Greig of the Alcester & District Local History Society drew our attention to an article about Ritchie.

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Walter Ritchie

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Sir Leonard Hutton - brick sculpture

Unveiled by Hutton's widow.

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