Sir Gilbert Samuel Inglefield (13 March 1909 – 14 October 1991) was a British architect andLord Mayor of London from November 1967 to November 1968.
Inglefield was the son ofAdmiralSir Frederick Samuel InglefieldKCBFRGSDL,[1] and Millicent Evelyn Cecilia Crompton[2] the heiress of the Derbyshire banker John Gilbert Crompton
He was anAlderman of the City of London.[3] In 1957, he was appointed chairman of the Barbican Committee, responsible for building theBarbican Estate, replacingEric Wilkins, who had died.[3]
He appeared as a castaway on theBBC Radio programmeDesert Island Discs on 1 July 1968; his chosen favourite piece of music, book and luxury item were "The Nightingale Chorus" fromHandel'sSolomon,A History of Western Philosophy byBertrand Russell, andBotticelli'sThe Mystical Nativity from theNational Gallery, respectively.[4]
On 23 September 1968, he laid the foundation stone of therelocated London Bridge, atLake Havasu City, Arizona, United States.[5]
From 1950 to 1976 he lived atEggington House, themanor house of the village ofEggington, nearLeighton Buzzard,Bedfordshire. Gilbert Inglefield Middle School (now Gilbert Inglefield Academy) at Leighton Buzzard was named in his honour.[6]
His brother, Colonel John Frederick Crompton-Inglefield ofParwich Hall, served asHigh Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1938.[1]
Inglefield wasknighted in the1965 New Year Honours, and appointed aKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the1968 Birthday Honours.[7][8]
  | This article about aLord Mayor of London is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |