Herbert Railton

1857–1910 (age 53)

Biography

Herbert Railton was an artist of keen perception whose architectural illustrations captured the dignity of cathedrals, public buildings and townscapes, earning him a lasting place among late-Victorian visual chroniclers.

His attentive eye and deft pen left a rich legacy for those who treasure the era's civic imagination, and his memory is preserved by the simple stone at Kensal Green Cemetery.