Matthew Higham, Antiques Dealer and St Giles European Transport Co-founder, Dies at 79
Matthew Higham, an antiques dealer and the co-founder of St Giles European Transport, passed away at the age of 79. He was born in Holborn, London, to parents David and Helen Higham and spent his childhood in Hampstead. Due to undiagnosed dyslexia, he became the class clown. In his youth, he was politically engaged and briefly affiliated with the Communist Party. Higham eloped to Scotland with his first spouse, Kay. He trained as a blacksmith and attended E15 theatre school. In 1978, he co-founded St Giles European Transport, later working with Peter Howkins before starting his own venture in 1992. Residing in Norwich since 1970, he was known for his kindness and is survived by his second wife, Adina Levay, and five children.
Key facts
- Matthew Higham died at age 79.
- He co-founded St Giles European Transport with his brother Ben in 1978.
- He trained as a blacksmith and at the E15 theatre school, alongside Mike Leigh.
- He briefly worked for MI6 in Berlin in an undisclosed role.
- He had undiagnosed dyslexia and attended various schools in Hampstead.
- He worked for Peter Howkins in Great Yarmouth after his transport company ended in 1983.
- In 1992 he started his own antiques business focusing on country furniture from the Czech Republic and France.
- He lived in Norwich for most of his life from 1970.
Entities
Artists
- Matthew Higham
- Kay
- Mike Leigh
- Ben Higham
- Peter Howkins
- Adina Levay
- Felix
- Mark
- Oliver
- Huguette
- Gabriel
- Rose
- David Higham
- Helen Witton
Institutions
- St Giles European Transport
- MI6
- British Rail
- E15 theatre school
- Communist Party of Great Britain
- Sea Scouts
Locations
- Holborn
- London
- United Kingdom
- Hampstead
- Scotland
- Berlin
- Germany
- Brixton
- Norwich
- Great Yarmouth
- Bayfield Hall
- North Norfolk
- Post Room
- Czech Republic
- France
- Europe
- United States
- China