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Henry Harding Bingley was a prolific artist
who lived for some time in Cornwall in the Perranporth area. The earliest dated painting to be found so far is from 1912,
the latest, 'Autumn "A woodland stream on the Avon, Hampshire"', which was painted in 1971. Bingley is best
known for watercolours of Cornish coastal scenes, however there are pictures in existence that portray Devon, Wales, Scotland,
Cumbria, Yorkshire, Dorset and London. Bingley also used oils but these pictures are far rarer. The quality of his work
varies, from what professionals would call "pot boilers" quickly dashed off to satisfy the tourists and work of
a much higher quality with excellent detail.
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HENRY HARDING BINGLEY
Birth: 1887, London, United Kingdom
Marriage: None
Death: 1972, Worthing, Sussex, United Kingdom
Father: Charles Sevestre Bingley
Mother: Sally Harding
Siblings: May Amelia, Charles Jennens, Dora, Thomas Sevestre and Freda
Children: None
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"He was completely obsessed with cricket and was resident umpire for Perranporth Cricket Club for many years.
(The cricket ground was in Bolingey, which had the only flat field around.) On one occasion he was knocked out on the pitch
when a batsman skyed a ball that came down vertically, directly onto his head, causing the cancellation of the match. (I know
cause I was there!)"
Many thanks to KM for this recollection
He also recalls:
1. He
came to Perranporth as far as I know in 1939.
2. He was almost certainly
painting after 1959 I seem to recall that
he was still in his studio opposite
Sully's Hotel when we went there on holidays.
3. The studio was about twelve
feet square with a large picture window in which his paintings were displayed.
4. He made all his own frames.
5. In the fifties he drove
an Austin A30 (very slowly)
Above is Bingley's first studio situated by the boating
lake. Below is a picture of his second studio, now a funeral directors.
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"Henry Bingley walked with a stoop, had thin
wispy grey hair and wore terribly threadbare clothes and always with a bow tie, looking as though he never had a good
square meal, but for all that he was the perfect English gentleman. I rather fancy that he had in his early days had dealings
with the Newlyn school of art since some of his paintings would feature fishing boats at Newlyn."
Many thanks to JC for this personal memory
of Mr Bingley
Mr Bingley is known to have taught one child to paint.
Examples of her work can be found on a dedicated page on this website:
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