Thomas Lyte is an English luxury brand specialising in gold and silverware, sporting trophies and leather accessories. The company has designed, made or restored many well known trophies and medals, such as the football’s

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, golf’s

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and rugby’s

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and Webb Ellis

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and the

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Challenger Playoff Trophy.

Royal Warrant Holders

In January 2015 Queen

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appointed a Royal Warrant to Thomas Lyte as

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s and

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s. Granted for a five-year period to the firm and founder Kevin Baker as a grantee, the appointment recognises that Thomas Lyte has been a direct supplier and restorer of silverware to the Royal Household since 2010.

History and heritage

Thomas Lyte was founded by Kevin Baker in 2007.BBC Radio 4: Friday Boss - business presenter Simon Jack interviews Kevin Baker, chief executive, Thomas Lyte
/ref> Its products are designed and created in the company’s London-based leather atelier and silversmith workshop.BBC News Jorn Madslien - In pictures: Thomas Lyte sporting trophy workshop
/ref> Thomas Lyte is named after the Lyte Jewel, which was made by miniaturist

Nicholas Hilliard Nicholas Hilliard () was an English goldsmith and limner best known for his portrait miniatures of members of the courts of Elizabeth I and James I of England. He mostly painted small oval miniatures, but also some larger cabinet miniatures, ...

The Football Association Charity Shield

In 2016, Thomas Lyte restored and rebuilt the Football Association's original 1908 Charity Shield, the replacement of which is known as the

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, to mark 50 years since England Captain Bobby Moore and his teammates beat West Germany in the

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. The trophy raised £40,000 at auction on 10 October 2016, in aid of the Bobby Moore Fund for

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, which was set up by the footballer's widow Stephanie Moore to fund research into bowel cancer, after her husband died of the disease in 1993. The auction was held at The

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, where the England team celebrated the 1966 victory. The Bobby Moore Fund became the FA's new charity partner in July 2016.The FA's new official charity partner is Bobby Moore Fund
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List of trophies, awards and medals

Trophies Awards Medals

References

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External links

Official website
Luxury brands Design companies of the United Kingdom Companies based in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Sports trophies and awards Design companies established in 2007 British companies established in 2007