Oastler statue in Northgate Square, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Oastler was the youngest of ten children born to a linen merchant Robert Oastler and his mother was a daughter of Joseph Scurr. Richard later became steward for Thomas Thornhill, the absentee landlord of Fixby, a large estate near Huddersfield. Richard Oastler attended a Moravian boarding school from 1798 to 1806, and then (his father vetoing Richard's desire to become a barrister) started training to become an architect. After four years his failing sight forced him to give this up; in 1810 he became a commission agent. Early in 1820 he went bankrupt; later that year on the death of his father he was invited to succeed him as steward of the Thornhill estates, looking after a rent roll of £20,000 per year on an annual salary of £300. He accepted, moving to Fixby Hall in 1821. Unveiled in 1869
Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
Photo credit: © Park Dale / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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