Paul Hogarth green plaque
Overview
Paul Hogarth green plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Westmorland And Furness. This green commemorative plaque records: Paul Hogarth, RA, artist and writer, was born in this house in 1917. He was the son of a Westmorland hill farmer at Lowgill.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This green commemorative plaque records: Paul Hogarth, RA, artist and writer, was born in this house in 1917.
People and events
The saved account records: As a book illustrator, he worked with famous writers including Brendan Behan, John Betjeman and Grahame Greene.
How it worked
The saved account records: He was the son of a Westmorland hill farmer at Lowgill.
What remains
The saved account records: He trained at Manchester and at St. Martin's School of Art in London and was elected to the Royal Academy in 1974.
Why it mattered
Paul Hogarth green plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Paul Hogarth, RA, artist and writer, was born in this house in 1917. He was the son of a Westmorland hill farmer at Lowgill. He trained at Manchester and at St. Martin's School of Art in London and was elected to the Royal Academy in 1974. He travelled worldwide exhibiting in many countries. As a book illustrator, he worked with famous writers including Brendan Behan, John Betjeman and Grahame Greene. Much of his work was strongly architectural and examples are held in Kendal at the Abbot Hall Art Gallery. He died in 2001. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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