Painter, draughtsman and teacher, born in Birmingham. He attended Moseley Junior Art School, 1939–42, Birmingham College of Art, 1942–6, Royal College of Art, 1946–50, and Académie de la Grande Chaumière, in Paris, 1950–1. He gained a French Government Scholarship. Went on to be a visiting teacher at Kingston College of Art and Epsom School of Art. Heyworth was a member of RWS, RBA and NEAC. Public galleries in Birmingham, Bradford, Preston and Sheffield hold examples. He was a Chelsea Arts Club member who lived in Chiswick, west London, and died in Charing Cross Hospital.