1927 Born on 24 September in Olney, Buckinghamshire
1945 MA in History, Magdalen College, Oxford
1948-52 Attended Ruskin Schol of Art (part-time)
1957-87 Head of Art, Berkhamsted School, Hertfordshire
1973 Elected as a Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters
1987-95 Acted as President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters
1995 Elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters