Sir Humphry Wakefield, 2nd Baronet

Sir

Edward Humphry Tyrrell Wakefield

2nd Baronet
Wakefield's home, Chillingham Castle
Born (1936-07-11) 11 July 1936 (age 88)
ResidenceChillingham Castle
Noble familyWakefield of Kendal
Spouse(s)
  • Priscilla Bagot
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    (m. 1960; div. 1964)​
  • Elizabeth Sophia Sidney
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    (m. 1966; div. 1971)​
  • Katherine Mary Alice Baring
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    (m. 1974)​
Issue
FatherSir Edward Wakefield, 1st Baronet
MotherConstance Lalage Perronet Thompson
OccupationAntiques dealer

Sir Edward Humphry Tyrrell Wakefield, 2nd Baronet, FRGS (born 11 July 1936) is an English baronet and expert on antiques and architecture.

Wakefield has made his career a study of antique furniture and historic restoration. He worked for Christie's of London, and subsequently became director and chairman of antique-dealing firms.[1]

In 1982 he bought Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, from the Grey family of Northumberland, the family of his third wife Katherine, daughter of Lady Mary Grey. He has since restored the ruined castle to a habitable state to house a wide collection of antiquities.[2]

  1. ^ "An englishman's home". Chronicle Live. 10 February 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ^ Heath, Veronica (18 August 2000). "Restoration praise". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2023.