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Person    | Female  Born 25/11/1849  Died 6/9/1938

Mary Watts

Categories: Craft / Design

Countries: India, Scotland

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 she also had built the Watts Mortuary Chapel in Compton (1895); and the Watts Gallery (1903–04).

She had been involved with the Postman's Park Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice from its inception but on her husband's death in 1904 she took over his role and installed another 37 memorials.

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Mary Watts

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PP - 2A - Smith

This is a lovely plaque but the fireman's helmet on a plaque for a police con...

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PP - 3I - Selves

David Selves, aged 12, off Woolwich supported his drowning playfellow and san...

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PP - 3J - Goodrum

A railway signalman controlled the trains by operating the points and signals...

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PP - 3K - Yarman

The surname was actually Jarman, and the woman that Mrs Jarman tried to save ...

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PP - 3L - Brown

Alexr. Stewart Brown of Brockley, fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, th...

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Other Subjects

George James & Sons

George James & Sons

Blacksmiths in Northamptonshire.  From the Picture source: "We are a family run firm of traditional blacksmiths and have been producing  high quality metalwork from our forge for the past 170 years...

Group, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Peter Vanderbank

Peter Vanderbank

Engraver. Probably born Paris. Came to London in 1674. Died at his brother's in Hertfordshire.

Person, Art, Craft / Design, France

1 memorial
Abraham Sharp

Abraham Sharp

Mathematician and astronomer.

Person, Craft / Design, Science

1 memorial
Silvie Jacobi

Silvie Jacobi

Mosaic artist, teacher and administrator, working with Southbank Mosaics since 2007.

Person, Craft / Design

3 memorials
Madame Tussaud

Madame Tussaud

Born in Strasbourg as Marie Grosholtz. Her mother worked for Dr Curtius, a wax modeller, who taught his skills to Marie. In the French revolution made death masks of the executed nobles and royalty...

Person, Commerce, Craft / Design, France

2 memorials