Walter Gilbert (sculptor)

Walter Gilbert
A collage of the war memorial in the grounds of Towneley Hall, near Burnley, Lancashire
Born	12 August 1871 Rugby Warwickshire, England
Died	23 January 1946 Littlehampton, England
Nationality	English
Education	Birmingham Municipal School of Art, Royal College of Art

Walter Gilbert (1871–1946) was an English sculptor. He first studied at Birmingham Municipal School of Art and then the National Art Training School, now the Royal College of Art. After a short career as an instructor, Gilbert worked at the Bromsgrove Guild, where he was a director, and then at H.H. Martyn & Co. While at the Guild, Gilbert collaborated with Louis Weingartner. When he had moved over to H.H. Martyn, his son, Donald Gilbert, was also employed by the firm, and father and son collaborated on many works. He retired in 1940 and died six years later.