Frederick Herbert Crossley

Frederick Herbert Crossley FSA (2 August 1868 – 6 January 1955),[1] known as Fred Crossley or Fred H. Crossley, was a British wood carver, designer and an authority on Medieval English architecture, church furnishings and also timberwork.[2][3][4] Together with Thomas Rayson, he designed the Chester War Memorial in the grounds of Chester Cathedral,[5] and later worked on the restoration of the Cathedral Refectory, designing and overseeing the installation of its new roof.[6] Crossley published extensively and, in 1946, a study of Welsh rood screens he undertook in conjunction with Maurice Ridgway was awarded the G. T. Clark prize.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Frederick Herbert Crossley, 1868 - 1955 | AHRnet". architecture.arthistoryresearch.net. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ J.G.M. (October 1955). "Obituary Frederick Herbert Crossley". The Antiquaries Journal. 35 (3–4): 283–4 – via Cambridge University Press.
  3. ^ Culverwell Brown, P. "Obituary Fred. H. Crossley, F.S.A." (PDF). Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire.
  4. ^ Harvey, John H. (October 1952). "Review of Timber Buildings in England: from early times to the end of the Seventeenth Century by Fred H. Crossley". The Antiquaries Journal. 32 (3–4): 221 – via Cambridge University Press.
  5. ^ Historic England. "CHESTER CITY WAR MEMORIAL TO THOSE SLAIN IN BOTH WORLD WARS (1376396)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  6. ^ Pevsner Nikolaus, Hubbard Edward (1971). The Buildings of England Cheshire. Penguin Books. p. 147. ISBN 0140710426.
  7. ^ "GT Clark Prize". Cambrian Archaeological Association.
  8. ^ "Frederick Herbert Crossley, FSA (1868-1955), of Chester, M. H. RIDGWAY MSS". FLINTSHIRE RECORD OFFICE MINOR COLLECTIONS. North East Wales Archives. 1946–2003.