APTHORPE, Guy
As Henry Guy Apthorpe he was born at 1 Gonville Place, Cambridge on 5 November 1897, son of Henry Campion Apthorpe, then a director of a cement company, and his wife Anna Margaret née Symonds (3 March 1873-29 December 1962), second daughter of George and Lucy Symonds, who married at Thelveton, Norfolk on 28 January 1897. Known as Guy, in 1911 was a scholar, living with his parents and siblings at Trinity House, Hills Road, Cambridge. Guy was educated at Oundle School in Northamptonshire then went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned into the 3rd Dragoon Guards – Prince of Wales Regiment in the First World War serving in France. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), and was a land agent. Henry married at Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge on 23 January 1932, (Edith) Hilda MacIntosh (21 July 1890-14 June 1980) of Cambridge and they moved to 'Sunnyside', Palgrave, Suffolk. Henry Guy Apthorpe was an auctioneer, valuer, and estate agent at Diss, Norfolk and in 1926 he opened a branch of his auctioneering business, Symonds & Apthorpe at Eye, Suffolk where he was the manager. In 1939, an estate agent & auctioneer, living at 'Sunnyside', Palgrave with his wife Hilda. A gifted watercolour artist and a member and exhibitor at the Norfolk & Norwich Art Circle 1936-1961 from Palgrave, Suffolk and was an acquaintance of Sir Alfred Munnings and owned several of his works. Henry Guy Apthorpe died at Palgrave on 22 January 1961, aged 63 and his wife Hilda, died at Raydon House Nursing Home, Ipswich in 1980.
Works by This Artist
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B17 Flying Fortresses of 490th Bombardment Group, 93rd Combat Bombardment Wing, Eighth Air Force USAF, stationed at RAF Eye, Suffolk 1944Watercolour
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