Skip to main content

Winifred Scholfield taught art at the South Wilts Grammar School for Girls in Salisbury for many years. She was certainly there in 1939. (active 1920s-1980s) She died in April 2000. We have very little biographical information on this artist and would like to hear from anyone who has more detail of her life and work.

Works

Bridge on the Wey Navigation Canal

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: Pastel on paper
Period: Late 20th century
Subject: Architecture; landscape

Bridge on the Wey Navigation Canal

Inscribed on back, ‘Bridge over Wey Navigation Canal. Painted 1979. From undated study made 1920s? Somewhere between (approx.) Coxes & Send [?] Locks.’ We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.

The Oil Mills Weybridge Surrey

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: Oil on Canvas
Period: Early 20th Century
Subject: Landscape; architecture; history
Work size: 30.8 x 40.8 cm (12 x 16”)

The Oil Mills Weybridge Surrey

There were many mills on this site from 1693 producing paper, then iron and finally vegetable oil from crushed seed. However, this flammable product led to fire destroying the mills in 1877 and finally in 1963. We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.

The Lone Manor House

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: Oil on Canvas
Period: Late 20th century
Subject: Landscape; architecture
Work size: 320 x 448 mm

The Lone Manor House

Note attached to back, ‘My parents and I came suddenly on this house while following a footpath in the 1920s. It greatly impressed me as an imposing standing rather neglected (at that time) all alone in the fields. I later sketched it’. On frame, ‘Byfleet Manor, Surrey. As ‘discovered’ in 1920s and sketched in 1928’. Signed, l.r. W. Scholfield ‘75 We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.

The Oil Mills Thames Lock

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: Oil on Canvas
Period: Early 20th Century
Subject: landscape; architecture; history
Work size: 310 x 412mm

The Oil Mills Thames Lock

Inscribed on stretcher, ‘The Oil Mills, Weybridge Surrey: a grey evening. From the old quay below the Lock'. Inscribed on back of canvas WS / July 1928 […] Jan 1929 We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.

Horses towing barge between Wey Bridge

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: Photo print
Period: Late 20th century
Subject: agriculture
Work size: 39.9 x 28 cm

Horses towing barge between Wey Bridge

Note on back, ‘Horses towing a barge on Wey Navigation Canal (*Between the Wey Bridge and Thames Lock). Photo-print of original painting by Miss W. Schofield. Painted in 1983 from studies made in 1920s and 30s. We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.

The Cart Shed Weybridge

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: Watercolour
Period: Early 20th Century
Subject: Agriculture; landscape
Work size: 26 x 33cm

The Cart Shed Weybridge

Inscribed, verso, ‘The Cart Shed / (Hamm Court Farm, Weybridge) / Probably painted in 1930s. We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.

Looking down Shepperton Backwater

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: Watercolour
Period: Early 20th Century
Subject: landscape
Work size: 11 x 17cm

Looking down Shepperton Backwater

Inscribed on the back, ‘Looking down Shepperton Backwater from opposite Weybridge Rowing Club. Probably on a misty autumn morning. Painted between 1930 and 1938’ [?]. We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.

The Oil Mills Weybridge

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: Watercolour
Period: Early 20th Century
Subject: architecture; history
Work size: 17.5 x 11.5 cm

The Oil Mills Weybridge

Inscribed on the back, ‘Schofield’ / ‘ The Oil Mills, Weybridge. / About 1930?’ We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.

The Lock House Wey Navigation Canal

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: Watercolour
Period: Mid 20th Century
Subject: landscape
Work size: 17 x 24.5 cm

The Lock House Wey Navigation Canal

Note on back of mount, ‘ For Surrey Records. The Lock House (& part of lock) - Thames Lock, Wey Navigation Canal, Weybridge, Surrey. Painted by W. Scholfield some time between approx 1927 & 1980. Note The figure was Mr Grove the Lockkeeper.’ We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.

Old Stable Yard The Bull East Sheen

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: pencil on paper
Period: Early 20th Century
Subject: landscape
Work size: 10.5 x 16.4 cm

Old Stable Yard The Bull East Sheen

Inscribed on mount, ‘Sketched in 1931. Probably long out of use by then. The Old Stable yard of ‘The Bull’ (Sheen Lane, East Sheen)’. Inscribed, verso, ‘I think this yard was very likely used for the horses drawing the coaches ‘Vivid’ and ‘Venture’ which ran along the Upper Richmond Road during my childhood. I remember seeing the ‘Vivid’ pass the East Sheen Council School when I was about 9 years old - in 1917 (!)’. We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.

The Oil Mills Weybridge

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: Pencil on paper
Period: Early 20th Century
Subject: landscape
Work size: 11 x 16.1 cm

The Oil Mills Weybridge

Inscribed, ‘The Oil Mills / Weybridge - / from below. / About 1927?’ We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.

The Great Beams at Thursley

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: Pencil
Period: Early 20th Century
Subject: landscape
Work size: 20.2 x 14 cm

The Great Beams at Thursley

Signed l.r., W. Scholfield. Inscribed, The Great Beams at Thursley 6th Nov. 1935 We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.

Chertsey Bridge

Artist: Scholfield, Winifred
Media: Pencil
Period: Early 20th Century
Subject: landscape
Work size: 11.7 x 27.3 cm

Chertsey Bridge

Signed, W. Scholfield. Inscr., l.r. Chertsey Bridge Sept 1935 - from the Surrey side. We are unable to show this image due to copyright restrictions and would like to hear from anyone who can assist us in tracing the copyright owner.