Ernest Richmond

Ernest Tatham Richmond (1874-1955) was Architect to Public Works, Egypt from 1900-1914, worked for the War Office from 1914-16, was Architect to the War Graves Service, France , 1917-18, Consulting Architect to Haram ash-Sharif . Jerusalem , 1918-20 and Assistant Civil Secretary (Political), Government of Palestine, 1920-24, a post from which he resigned in protest against the pro- Zionist policy of the Government. Richmond was the son of Sir William Blake Richmond , the painter. In 1926 Richmond converted to Catholicism and thereafter his strong religious faith played a major part in his life and features prominently in his writings. Richmond settled in Gloucestershire where he continued to write and to take an interest in affairs in Palestine. He died in 1955. The archive of his papers is held by the University of Durham .¹