| 1951-54 |
Studied at Sunderland College of Art |
| 1954-57 |
Studied at the Royal College of Art, London |
| 1958 |
Awarded Sir James Knott Travelling Scholarship enabling travel in France, Italy & Greece |
| 1961 |
Appointed Lecturer in Sculpture at Newcastle-upon-Tyne College of Art |
| 1970 |
Appointed as Head of Sculpture at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Polytechnic |
| 1972 |
Appointed Principal Lecturer at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Polytechnic |
| 1972-77 |
Member of the Art and Architects Department of the Bishops Conference of England & Wales |
| 1979-95 |
Trustee of Durham City Trust |
| 1986 |
Awarded Honorary Membership of Northumbria Branch of RIBA |
| 1987 |
Visiting Lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, Scotland |
| 1987-89 |
Visiting Lecturer at The Royal Academy , London |
| 1991-94 |
Member of the Fabrics Advisory Committee of St Nicholas' Cathedral, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| 1995-2000 |
Member of Advisory Committee for Historic Churches in the Diocese of Newcastle and Hexam |
| 2008 |
Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Letters (DCL) from Durham University |
| 2008 |
Bronze of 'The Journey' unveiled by HRH The Princess Royal in the City of Durham |
| 2008 |
Made a Freeman of the City of Durham |
