Brumwell Thomas
Illustration — Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, in 1905 Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas FRIBA (24 February 1868 – 22 January 1948) was an English architect who trained at Westminster School of Art and became an exponent of the Baroque Revival architecture, a style of architecture prevalent for public buildings in the early years of the 20th century.
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Brumwell Thomas
Contemporary Biographies, by W.T. Pike, including "London at the opening of the Twentieth Century". (Pike's New Century Series no.15). Published in 1905 by W.T. Pike Co., 19 Grand Parade, Brighton. · Public domain
- Born
- 1868 · Rotherhithe.
- Died
- 1948 · Surrey.
- Occupation
- architect
- Education
- Westminster School of Art
- Honours
- Knight Bachelor
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, in 1905 Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas FRIBA (24 February 1868 – 22 January 1948) was an English architect who trained at Westminster School of Art and became an exponent of the Baroque Revival architecture, a style of architecture prevalent for public buildings in the early years of the 20th century.
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Brumwell Thomas (1868–1948) was an architect. The architect was born in Rotherhithe and died in Surrey. Brumwell Thomas was educated at Westminster School of Art.
Languages used include English. Honours include Knight Bachelor.
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Thomas was born in Rotherhithe, South London, the son of architect Edward Thomas. In 1899, he designed the West of England Eye Infirmary building in Exeter, which is now a hotel. In 1906, he was made a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, knighted by King Edward VII, and also designed two more public buildings: town halls in Woolwich in South East London, and in the city of Belfast. Belfast City Hall, faced with portland stone and with a copper dome and lavish marble interiors, is thought of as the finest example of Edwardian Baroque in the British Isles. Thomas is also known for his war memorials at Dunkirk and Belfast.
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• Stockport Town Hall, 1905 • Belfast City Hall, 1906 • Woolwich Town Hall, Woolwich 1906 • Deptford Public Library, 1914, a Carnegie Library • Addey and Stanhope School, 1899.
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• Illustration — Woolwich Town Hall • Illustration — Stockport Town Hall • Illustration — Belfast City Hall • Illustration — Main entrance, Belfast City Hall
Woolwich Town Hall, designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas (died 1948). Construction started in 1903, and the building was opened in 1906.
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- 1.Paul Larmour, 'Thomas, Sir Alfred Brumwell (1868–1948)', first published Sept 2004, Oxford University Press, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Index Number 101063145
- 2.1891 England Census
- 3.Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood. Burke's Peerage & Gentry. 2926. 1939.
- 4.The West of England Eye Infirmary. Exeter Memories.
- 5.Linenopolis leads the world.
- 6.City Hall, Belfest, by Alfred Brumwell Thomas.
- 7.United Kingdom and Ireland: Sample gazetteer articles.
- 8.ARTHouse - History of the Building.
- 9.Town Hall (2005). July 2009.
- 10.Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Square, Greenwich, London.
- 11.Edith's Streets: Thames Tributary Ravensbourne - St.Johns. 15 March 2010.
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