Fred Appleyard is known chiefly for his scenes depicting families of obviously substantial means in outdoor settings, often incorporating ruins in his compositions. He used a dappling technique which was ideally suited to his frequent depiction of sunlight broken through trees. He was also fond of incorporating children into his work. It was after the 1914-18 war, where he worked at the Woolwich Arsenal, that the big change in his life took place. In 1918 he left London and settled in the Hampshire village of Itchen Stoke where he lived for forty five years as a true artist despising money and fame. He let his large country house to fishermen from the Stock Exchange to pay his rates and sold his Turner Gold Medal to get electricity installed in the house, while Fred moved into the adjacent barn studio. This combination of an academic mind linked with that of the artist philosopher produced a rare set of beautiful paintings, English impressionism at its best. Lived at Itchen Stoke, near Alresford, Hampshire, and died there 22 February 1963. He was the brother-in-law of fellow artist Christopher Williams. One of his paintings is featured in Season 1 Episode 12 of The Repair Shop.