Benjamin John Fletcher became the deputy of Leicester School of Art Principal Augustus Spencer in 1888. When Spencer left in 1900 Fletcher was made Head Master. In 1920 Fletcher accepted a position as Principal of the Birmingham School of Art. He retired in 1934 and moved to Sapperton in the Cotswolds, living in a cottage designed by Ernest Gimson. He died in September 1951 aged 83.
Benjamin Fletcher (1868-1951)
This material is held atDe Montfort University Archives and Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 3071 D/054/11
- Dates of Creation
- 1922