Arthur Dimmock
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Arthur Frederick Dimmock MBE
D.Arts (born 15 July 1918 in Whitley Bay
, Northumberland
- died 25 November 2007, in Hayling Island
, Hampshire
), was an English
writer on deaf
matters.
Dimmock became deaf through meningitis
during early childhood. After the doctor
recommended that he be sent to a Mental Hospital
, his mother learnt the manual alphabet to educate him before school. His mother would interpret radio show's and his favourite football matches, leading Dimmock becoming a voracious reader and helping him to acquire a command of English beyond his hearing peers aged seven, and allowing him a command of French and Latin
.
In 1925 Dimmock was admitted to the Northern Counties School for the Deaf and Dumb in Newcastle
. Offered a place to study fine arts at Durham University
, he couldn't obtain funding and so trained as an apprentice cabinetmaker, specialising in the restoration of antique furniture.
In 1938, he bought a one-way ticket to London and scraped a hard living doing a variety of menial jobs including selling coal
, before eventually finding skilled work as a cabinetmaker. While the Second World War raged, Arthur married Jean Norman, from Ware, Hertfordshire. He was then directed to essential war work at a dock at Greenock
. In 1942 Dimmock returned to London pass his London Matriculation
.
After the war ended Dimmock became involved with the deaf clubs in the London area, through both writing for The Review, a London-based deaf magazine from which he was dismissed; and sports, where he was secretary to the Croydon Deaf Club. Dimmock authored and co-authored a number of publications including: Muted Passion; Tommy: A Biography of Distinguished Deaf Royal Painter, MHGS Trivia, Fairbairn, Cruel Legacy, A. J. Wilson: Otherwise Faed, Venerable Legacy, Cochlear Implants. He had a longstanding column "Girdle Around the Earth" in British Deaf News. In light of his writing, August 2000 Dimmock was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the Arts from University of Wolverhampton
.
Married, he and his wife Jean had one hearing daughter, Cassandra (b. 1948). His hobbies included swimming and mountaineering
.
The Memorial Service for the late Arthur F. Dimmock was be held on 29 February 2008, at the Holy Trinity Church, Carlton Road, Redhill
. Collection monies were split between the Woodford Foundation and the British Deaf History Society. His life was the subject of a BBC documentary as part of the See Hear
series, shown on BBC1 16 January and repeated on 24 January 2008.
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
D.Arts (born 15 July 1918 in Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay is a town in North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the North Sea coast and has a fine stretch of golden sandy beach forming a bay stretching from St. Mary's Island in the north to Cullercoats in the south...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
- died 25 November 2007, in Hayling Island
Hayling Island
-Leisure activities:Although largely residential, Hayling is also a holiday, windsurfing and sailing centre, the site where windsurfing was invented....
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
), was an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
writer on deaf
Hearing impairment
-Definition:Deafness is the inability for the ear to interpret certain or all frequencies of sound.-Environmental Situations:Deafness can be caused by environmental situations such as noise, trauma, or other ear defections...
matters.
Dimmock became deaf through meningitis
Meningitis
Meningitis is inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. The inflammation may be caused by infection with viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms, and less commonly by certain drugs...
during early childhood. After the doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
recommended that he be sent to a Mental Hospital
Mental Hospital
Mental hospital may refer to:*Psychiatric hospital*hospital in Nepal named Mental Hospital...
, his mother learnt the manual alphabet to educate him before school. His mother would interpret radio show's and his favourite football matches, leading Dimmock becoming a voracious reader and helping him to acquire a command of English beyond his hearing peers aged seven, and allowing him a command of French and Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
.
In 1925 Dimmock was admitted to the Northern Counties School for the Deaf and Dumb in Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
. Offered a place to study fine arts at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
, he couldn't obtain funding and so trained as an apprentice cabinetmaker, specialising in the restoration of antique furniture.
In 1938, he bought a one-way ticket to London and scraped a hard living doing a variety of menial jobs including selling coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
, before eventually finding skilled work as a cabinetmaker. While the Second World War raged, Arthur married Jean Norman, from Ware, Hertfordshire. He was then directed to essential war work at a dock at Greenock
Greenock
Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
. In 1942 Dimmock returned to London pass his London Matriculation
Matriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
.
After the war ended Dimmock became involved with the deaf clubs in the London area, through both writing for The Review, a London-based deaf magazine from which he was dismissed; and sports, where he was secretary to the Croydon Deaf Club. Dimmock authored and co-authored a number of publications including: Muted Passion; Tommy: A Biography of Distinguished Deaf Royal Painter, MHGS Trivia, Fairbairn, Cruel Legacy, A. J. Wilson: Otherwise Faed, Venerable Legacy, Cochlear Implants. He had a longstanding column "Girdle Around the Earth" in British Deaf News. In light of his writing, August 2000 Dimmock was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the Arts from University of Wolverhampton
University of Wolverhampton
The University of Wolverhampton is a British university located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. The city campus is located in Wolverhampton city centre with a second campus at Compton Park, Wolverhampton; a third in Walsall and a fourth in Telford...
.
Married, he and his wife Jean had one hearing daughter, Cassandra (b. 1948). His hobbies included swimming and mountaineering
Mountaineering
Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...
.
The Memorial Service for the late Arthur F. Dimmock was be held on 29 February 2008, at the Holy Trinity Church, Carlton Road, Redhill
Redhill, Surrey
Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England and is part of the London commuter belt. Redhill and the adjacent town of Reigate form a single urban area.-History:...
. Collection monies were split between the Woodford Foundation and the British Deaf History Society. His life was the subject of a BBC documentary as part of the See Hear
See Hear
See Hear is a weekly magazine programme for deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK, broadcast on Wednesday afternoons at 1pm. The programme focuses on the British and the worldwide deaf community and covers a broad range of topics from areas such as education, deaf people's rights, technology...
series, shown on BBC1 16 January and repeated on 24 January 2008.