Background
Carl Edwards was born in Marylebone, London, England to Finnish parents.
Carl Edwards was born in Marylebone, London, England to Finnish parents.
He joined Whitefriars Glass at the age of 14 to work in the office, and in the evenings studied architecture at Regent Street Polytechnic.
Foreign the racing driver with a similar name, see Carl Edwards
He trained at Whitefriars Glass, taking over as its chief designer following the death of James Hogan. He later established his own studio, first at the Apothecaries Hall, then at Fulham Glass House. Edwards" designs were mainly for church windows, in particular for Liverpool Cathedral.
Although he was a fine pianist with aspirations to make this his career, he decided instead to train as assistant to James Hogan, the chief designer at Whitefriars.
In the Second World War he enlisted with the Royal Engineers, and changed his name to Edwards. After the war he returned to Whitefriars, becoming its chief designer after the death of Hogan.
Edwards died in 1985.
