Born John Richard Clayton. In partnership with Alfred Bell (1832–95) ran a commercially successful stained glass workshop.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
J. R. Clayton
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Westminster School - old boys fallen in Crimean War & Indian Rebellion
The inscription was written by the Rev. T. W. Weare, Under-Master of Westmins...
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Sir Norman Hartnell
Court dressmaker. Designed the Queen's wedding dress and her bridesmaids'. Born 2, Streatham Hill. Died at King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor.
William Abeling
Clockmaker, lived and worked Wynyatt Street and in 1820 installed a watchmakers window. From the Keeper of the Clockmakers' Museum at Guildhall: "William Abeling (sic) was not a member of the Wor...
garment and textile industries in the East End
The origins of the East End textile industry can be traced to the 14th century when Flemish artisans set up dye works on the River Lea. In the late 17th century the Huguenots arrived in Spitalfield...
Murad, son of Abdullah
Gun maker active in 1524. The inscription reads "Turkish gun made by Murad, son of Abdullah, Chief Gunner in 1524" but that doesn't make it clear who was the Chief Gunner: Murad or Abdullah. We gue...
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