Richard Old (1856–1932[1]), was an English woodworker and prolific model maker, specialising in fretwork.
He was born in Staithes, though for most of his life he lived at 6 Ruby Street in Middlesbrough and it was in that small terraced house that he made all the models - over 750 of them - for which he is celebrated.
[1] Many of his models formed the Richold Collection - "pronounced RISHOLD"[1] - which of its type was generally regarded as unrivalled by those who viewed it.
He conducted the Cleveland Choral Party "of sixty voices" for eighteen years, including at the Temperance Fete of 100 choirs at Crystal Palace.
[8] Until the 1980s Preston Hall in Stockton-on-Tees housed a number of models from the Richold collection.