Alfred Edward Goodey

Alfred Edward Goodey (1878–1945) was a collector of paintings, prints and photographs, especially those connected with the English Midlands town of Derby.

Biography Alfred Goodey's parents were William Henry Goodey and Rhoda and he was born in Derby on 3 April 1878. He was educated at home and at the Whitworth School before he attended Derby School of Art. He began collecting oils, watercolours, prints and photographs in 1886, searching as far afield as America for anything to do with Derby. He even commissioned artists to paint contemporary views of Derby, anxious to record anything that might be demolished or changed.

Goodey amassed a remarkable record of Derby as it existed in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and in 1936 he gave over 500 paintings to the Derby Museum and Art Gallery. He also bequeathed to the town further works of art and £13,000 to be used to build an extension to the Museum. His ashes were taken to Derby for burial, the location of which is unknown.