Wilfred Fairclough R.E; A.R.C.A. etcher and teacher, was born in Blackburn and studied at the School of Art there. Started at the Royal College of Art in 1931 attaining his diploma in 1933. In 1934 elected Associate R.E. Fellow in 1946 and exhibited there throughout his career.
Ref: Ian Lowe: The Etchings of Wilfred Fairclough. 1990.