Silversmith. Born Sheffield but spent some of his childhood in America. Had studios in Chelsea and then Fulham, with a staff of up to 20. He was a designer and businessman. There's a suggestion that he didn't actually work the silver himself. The web provides a good display of Ramsden's designs in an Art Nouveau style. Credit for the Beit plaque is given to Ramsden on the Imperial College timeline but it seems an odd item in his body of work.
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Omar Ramsden
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Sir Otto Beit
"The munificence of his benefactions" - we just don't write plaques like that...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Maxwell Bros.
Based at 308 - 312 Brixton Hill. Brixton Buzz has an article about their premises with this 1960s photo. Note that "Maxwell" is also on the high bar across the side alley confirming they operated ...
1 memorial
Sophie Fedorovitch
Russian-born theatrical designer who worked with ballet choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton from his first choreographed ballet in 1926 until her accidental death in 1953. Fedorovitch designed for s...
Person, Art, Craft / Design, Dance, Theatre, Tragedy, Russia
1 memorial
Cast Iron Co.
Based in Guildford. From their website: For over twenty-five years, the Cast Iron Company has supplied traditional street furniture, lighting and architectural metalwork to enhance urban streets, t...
1 memorial
Arthur Silver
Textile designer. Father of Rex and Harry. Born in Reading, the son of James and Emma Silver née Burnham. His father was an upholsterer and in 1861 they were living at 12 Duke Street, Reading and...
1 memorial
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Keith Bowler
We cannot find any information about Bowler himself, only that in c.1990-2010, at least, he lived in Wilkes Street Spitalfields and created these unusual pavement plaques. We understand they were c...
22 memorials
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