Born 1929 in Suffolk, U.K, Tony Field was a bright student who in 1940 was awarded a scholarship to attend Frankingham College Boarding school. In 1948 he joined Ipswich private architectural firm Johns, Slater and Howard as a trainee architect. The firm focused on schools, commercial buildings and houses. In 1951, after three years with the firm, and completion of correspondence course and exams, Field achieved initial architectural certification. Field met Audrey in 1951 and they married in 1952. Together they had two children Claire, b.1954, and David, b.1958. In 1955 Field was called up for national service and posted to the 6th Armoured Division in Minden Germany. In 1957 at the end of his service, Field returned to the Ipswich architectural firm. In 1960 Field became an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). ;;In 1964 Field accepted a 5 year contract position in Tasmania with the Department of Public Works. The position included travel to Australia as well as housing in Claremont. At the end of the contract the family decided to settle in Tasmania, in 1970 purchasing a block at 33 Aldinga St, Kingston. During 1971-1972 Field oversaw the design and build of a house on the site. In 1974 Field was sent for two months by Public Works to the USA and UK to report on the planning of open plan schools. Field was the Deputy Division Architect (Education) at the Construction Division, Tasmanian Department of Housing and Construction. ;;Tony and Audrey had a long standing affiliation with St Clements Anglican Church in Kingston. From 1989 Tony was chairman of the Church's building committee and coordinator of building works.;;As well as his architectural work, Tony was a talented artist. In the 1980s he took up pottery, some of which he exhibited. In the 1990s he began painting in oils under the tutelage of Joan Humble. After retirement Tony completed a large body of landscape art work in both oils and pastels. A keen photographer, Tony travelled over the south of the state taking landscape photographs from which to develop paintings. From 1994 he moved his focus to religious subjects as well as portraiture. He created an oil painting of the wedding of Princess Mary and Prince Frederik of Denmark which was placed on display at Government House. The painting was then taken by the Royal couple back to Copenhagen. Tony Field passed away in 2019 aged 89.