Richard Kindersley

For the English rugby union player, see Richard Kindersley (rugby union). For the English lawyer and judge, see Richard Torin Kindersley.

The Seven Ages of Man by Richard Kindersley, 1979

Richard James Kindersley (14 May 1939 – 27 November 2025) was a British typeface designer, stone letter carver and sculptor.

Life and career

Kindersley studied lettering and sculpture at Cambridge School of Art and in the workshop of his father David Kindersley, who was also a noted stone carver. His major public work is the Seven Ages of Man, a sculpture outside Baynard House in the City of London.^[1][2]

Dunblane massacre memorial

He also constructed a modern stone circle called The Millennium Stones created during 1998 to 1999 in Gatton Park Surrey, to mark the double millennium from AD1 to AD2000. The first stone in the series is inscribed with the words from St John's Gospel, "in the beginning the word was". The subsequent nine stones are carved with quotations contemporary with each 200 year segment, ending with the words of T. S. Eliot.^[3]

Kindersley died on 27 November 2025, at the age of 86.^[4]

The Millennium Stones in Gatton Park. Each is inscribed by the artist.

Gallery

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  The Millennium Stones, Gatton Park
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  The Seven Ages of Man sculpture by Richard Kindersley at Baynard House
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  Close up of The Seven Ages of Man sculpture by Richard Kindersley at Baynard House
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  Close up of text on The Seven Ages of Man sculpture by Richard Kindersley at Baynard House
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  Baynard House and sculpture 'The Seven Ages of Man' by Richard Kindersley

References

1. Richard Kindersley at London Remembers, Accessed May 2012
2. Richard kindersley About page at his own website. Accessed May 2012
3. Gatton Park, The Millennium Stones The Megalithic Portal, 9 February 2010.
4. Harrod, Tanya (2 January 2026). "Richard Kindersley obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

External links

• Inside the Lines, Richard Kindersley Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum