Gilbert Inglefield

Sir Gilbert Inglefield (1909–1991) was a British architect and Lord Mayor of London from November 1967 to November 1968.

Inglefield was the son of Admiral Sir Frederick Samuel Inglefield KCB FRGS DL,[1] and Millicent Evelyn Cecilia Crompton[2] the heiress of the Derbyshire banker John Gilbert Crompton

He was an Alderman of the City of London.[3] In 1957, he was appointed chairman of the Barbican Committee, responsible for building the Barbican Estate, replacing Eric Wilkins, who had died.[3]

He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 1 July 1968.[4]

On 23 September 1968, he laid the foundation stone of the relocated London Bridge, at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States.[5]

Inglefield was a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire.[1] From 1950 to 1976 he lived at Eggington House, the manor house of the village of Eggington, near Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Gilbert Inglefield Middle School at Leighton Buzzard was named in his honour.[6]

His brother, Colonel John Frederick Crompton-Inglefield of Parwich Hall, served as High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1938.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Person Page - 59265 at The Peerage website (Admiral Sir Frederick Inglefield)". Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Millicent Evelyn Cecilia G Inglefield
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Residential is still touch and go". Barbican Living. Barbican Estate. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Sir Gilbert Inglefield". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Elborough, Travis (2013-02-07). London Bridge in America: The Tall Story of a Transatlantic Crossing. Random House. pp. 211–212. ISBN 9781448181674. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Gilbert Inglefield School Leighton Buzzard". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

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