He was a leading artist in the Birmingham area between 1850 and 1880, and his work is a valuable historical record of local buildings of that period.

Taking Birmingham as a centre he made careful drawings of almost every spot in the Midlands of archaeological or historical interest.

[2] In 1857, Everitt joined the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, becoming, in 1858, honorary secretary, a post he held until his death.

He taught drawing for many years at the Deaf and Dumb Institution in Church Road, Edgbaston, of which he was also, virtually, the secretary.

[5] His very large collection of sketches has proved to be an invaluable historical record of buildings in the Birmingham area, many of which no longer exist.