<sod >He lived alone in his flat on Eel Pie Island, in Twickenham, south-west London (Pictured: Mr Baylis at home in 2008) Just after the announcement he would be given a CBE he said: 'It's crazy when you think that the Empire was built on great inventions. I always say art is pleasure, invention is treasure. We take the paper clip for granted but nobody knows who invented it'  At the time he said: 'I've got someone coming around in the next couple of weeks to do a valuation on my house.< eod>< sod > He lived alone in his flat on Eel Pie Island, in Twickenham, south-west London (Pictured: Mr Baylis at home in 2008) Just after the announcement he would be given a CBE he said: 'It's crazy when you think that the Empire was built on great inventions. I always say art is pleasure, invention is treasure. We take the paper clip for granted but nobody knows who invented it'  He invented more than 250 products, including a shoe that generates enough electricity as you walk to charge a mobile phone.  Mr Baylis lived alone with his pet dog and has no living relatives. In 2010 he revealed he was sexually abused at an Anglican church as a child. He said he thought he had been taking part in a 'religious ritual' and slammed the man responsible as 'absolute scum'.  Mr Baylis was appointed a CBE in March 2015 in a ceremony at Windsor castle.< eod>