Pierre-Hunt was an original founding member of the Liskeard Art Club in 1944. Prior to the outbreak of World War II he had practised as an architect in Bloomsbury Square. He and his wife Edith Helen PARKIN, who also painted, spent a number of years in Polperro, participating in the exhibitions of the East Cornwall Society of Artists and the Plymouth Arts Club. The couple played an important role in Polperro society, with William being Chairman of the Parish Councill and a member of the Harbour Trustees for many years.