Howard Martin Otho Travers was an English church artist and designer. One of the most influential British stained glass artists of the twentieth century. 1925 - 48 chief instructor in stained glass at the Royal College of Art.
Born Margate, Kent. Died London.
Sources: Wikipedia, Parish of Cranford, which has many photos of his work, including this self-portrait.
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Martin Travers
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A stonemason with a business in East Farleigh, Maidstone: The Stone Shop. Now aided by his daughter, he has generously taken it on himself to ensure the Stephen Lawrence memorial is repaired and we...
Successful seal engraver. 1796 in business with John Barnes. 1800 the business moved to 7 Coventry Street and shortly after Halfhide was in business on his own. His son, also George, joined the bus...
Glass engraver. Born New Zealand. Moved to London as a young artist. Best known for work at Coventry Cathedral, where he is buried.
A member of the talented Hunkin family (brother Tim, mother Sally). 1989 Joined Emma Biggs at the Mosaic Workshop. 2011 she set up the Hackney Mosaic Project. We were surprised to see on her websit...
Harry Reginald Toft was born in 1892 in Redditch, Worcestershire, the fifth of the six children of the Reverend John Toft (b.1851) and Mary Ann Toft née Farnsworth (1853-1907). His birth was regist...
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Landed aristocrat, industrial magnate, antiquarian, scholar, philanthropist, and architectural patron. Born Scotland. His vast inheritance, aged 6 months reportedly made him the richest man (actual...
16 years between the laying of the foundation stone in 1982 and the opening in 1998. The Independent explains the delay: "The reason it has taken so long to build ... has relatively little to do w...
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