Career
Pilkington is remembered for his work at the Piccadilly Gallery and in the community of Saint Helen"s from where his family operated Pilkington Glass from 1826 to 2006. He championed the works of neglected figurative artists, Art Nouveau and 19th and 20th Century Symbolism. In December 2006 the Rainford Gallery in Street Helens, Merseyside was renamed the Godfrey Pilkington art gallery after the gallerist.
Pilkington loved cycling through London from home to work.
Unfortunately he was hit by a car in the Hyde Park underpass and died on 8 July 2007.
