Frederick Brook Hitch


Frederick Brook Hitch, the son of architectural sculptor Nathaniel Hitch, was a British sculptor. He attended the Royal Academy and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and lived in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.

Works

Church and other architectural sculpture

Church and other architectural sculpture

War memorials

Images of the National Submarine War Memorial

PlaceLocationNotes and References
The RSPCA Animals Memorial DispensaryKilburn North West LondonBrook Hitch executed a relief for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Animals Memorial Dispensary in Kilburn, North West London. The clinic was opened on 10 November 1932 although it had been treating animals for 13 months prior to that date. Brook Hitch had won a competition for the best design, this competition run by the RSPCA and The Royal Society of British Sculptors. The bronze relief covers every type of animal who saw action and gave service; horses, mules, oxen, dogs, elephants, camels and pigeons. The plaques record that 484,143 animals were killed by enemy action, disease or accident and that 725,216 animals were treated by the RSPCA during the Great War.

Images of the RSPCA Animals Memorial Dispensary

Harwich Royal Navy Reserve Auxiliary Patrol and Minesweepers Memorial

Other works: public statues

Exhibitions

Brook Hitch exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1906 to 1947. Until 1914, his exhibits were mostly classical subjects. In 1917 he showed a medal commemorating the Victory of Jutland Bank. Thereafter he exhibited portraits, with the exception of a work entitled Grief, shown in 1924. In 1926 Hitch submitted maquettes in the competition for the award of the Canadian National War Memorial in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Although he was not awarded the commission, his design was shown at the Royal Academy in 1926.