He studied at the Nottingham School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. His first important commission was for the figures of  J. M. W. Turner and Richard Cosway for the facade of the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1901.
After studying at both the Nottingham School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London, he received his first major project: creating the sculptures of J. M. W. Turner and Richard Cosway for the exterior of the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1901.