Harold Tomlinson
Harold Tomlinson (1899–1951) was a 20th-century British architect. Tomlinson was based at the University of Cambridge School of Architecture. There he supervised the Scottish architect Frank James Connell.
Harold Tomlinson
- Born
- Harold Tomlinson was born on 1 January 1899.
- Died
- Harold Tomlinson died on 1 January 1951.
- Occupation
- architect
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Harold Tomlinson (1899–1951) was a 20th-century British architect. Tomlinson was based at the University of Cambridge School of Architecture. There he supervised the Scottish architect Frank James Connell.
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The current ADC Theatre used by the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club in Park Street, central Cambridge, was designed by Harold Tomlinson and W.P. It reopened in 1935 after a fire that destroyed the original building in 1933. Tomlinson also designed the main building for Cambridge Airport south of Newmarket Road on the eastern edge of the city. This was constructed during 1936–37 and the airport opened in 1938.
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- 1.A History of the Architecture Department — Department of Architecture. University of Cambridge. 5 December 2011.
- 2.Harold Tomlinson, Cambridge 2000.
- 3.DSA Architect Biography Report — Frank James Connell, Dictionary of Scottish Architects.
- 4.University: Park Street: ADC Theatre, Cambridge 2000.
- 5.The New A.D.C. Theatre, Cambridge. Harold Tomlinson and W.P. Dyson, architects. The Architect and Building News, vol. 141, pages 134–136, 25 January 1935.
- 6.Newmarket Road: Cambridge Airport, Cambridge 2000.
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- Harold Tomlinson, "Towards a New Architecture." In Irena Murray and Julian Osley (editors), Le Corbusier and Britain: An Anthology. Routledge, 2008. .
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