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
Greater London Council The Silver Studio, established here in 1880. Arthur ...
Influential textile design studio. Founded by Arthur Silver it was taken over by his son Rex who ran it until 1963. Renowned for its art nouveau designs it supplied major outlets such as Liberty's ...
Printing pioneer. Born in Woerth, Alsace, and his modern name is a corruption of Wynkyn de Woerth so, disappointingly, his is not an example of nominative determinism, unlike Isambard Brunel. Brou...
Person, Craft / Design, Journalism / Publishing, Netherlands
Furniture designer. Born Stockton-on-Tees, co. Durham. Moved to London in 1790 and published furniture design books. Returned to co. Durham in 1799 and became a Baptist minister. His second peri...
Makers of street furniture, lighting and architectural metalwork.
London street guide. First developed by Phyllis Pearsall, it now covers the Greater London area, roughly within the M25. The picture shows the cover of the first edition.
