Person    | Male  Born 11/8/1879  Died 18/9/1965

Rex Silver

Categories: Craft / Design

Textile designer.  Born Reginald in Islington, the son of Arthur. In 1914 he was living at 1 Haarlem Road, Hammersmith.  In 1922 he married Sybil L. Peerless in Hendon, Middlesex.  At the time of his death he had been living at 29 Rowan Road, Hammersmith. His estate amounted to £15,936.

We are grateful to Andrew Behan for researching the three Silvers for us. 

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Rex Silver

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Silver Studio

Greater London Council The Silver Studio, established here in 1880. Arthur ...

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Metropolitan Works

Metropolitan Works

From their website: "Metropolitan Works – now part of CassWorks – is London’s leading Creative Industries Centre, helping students, designers and manufacturers develop ideas...."

Group, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Joy Sturgess

Joy Sturgess

Mosaic artist active in 2012.

Person, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Royal Doulton / Doulton Potteries

Royal Doulton / Doulton Potteries

Ceramic manufacturing company. Began with a factory at Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth. Initially a partnership of John Doulton, Martha Jones, and John Watts, Jones left in 1820 leaving the company name as ...

Group, Craft / Design, Industry

34 memorials
Mary Watts

Mary Watts

Born as Mary Seton Fraser Tytler in India but brought up in Scotland. 1886 married G. F. Watts. Co-founded the Compton Potters' Arts Guild and the Arts & Crafts Guild in Compton, Surrey. There ...

Person, Craft / Design, India, Scotland

37 memorials
Cindy Tran

Cindy Tran

Student at Eltham High School, who co-designed the Buddy Bear statue in Woolwich.

Person, Craft / Design

1 memorial

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RIPWC - Girtin

RIPWC - Girtin

W1, Piccadilly, 192-196

The building by E. R. Robson was erected for the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour, founded in 1831 (the crest in the centre of...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Lady Byron

Lady Byron

Born as Anne Isabella Milbanke, sometimes known as Annabella, an heiress in her own right. Unusually well-educated. An unwise marriage to Lord Byron in January 1815 lasted only a year but did produ...

Person, Education, Friend / family, Race Issues

1 memorial
Ali Mohammed Abbas

Ali Mohammed Abbas

Barrister and one of the founders of Pakistan.

Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Pakistan

1 memorial
Tyburn Manor House

Tyburn Manor House

W1, Marylebone High Street

The site of Tyburn Manor House, c.1250 - 1791, used by Henry VIII and Elizabeth I as a hunting lodge. Erected by Howard de Walden Estate...

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
WW1 plaque in College Lane

WW1 plaque in College Lane

NW5, College Lane, 13-14

This plaque is extremely difficult to read, especially at the top. It is also rare, being, as far as one can tell, a private plaque comme...

War dead | WW1
11 subjects commemorated