Tom Neville Wynne-Jones

In 1919 he joined the Ceylon Civil Service, taking up a role as an architectural assistant in the Public Works Department. In 1932 he was formally appointed as Chief Architect. During his career he was responsible for over 2,000 projects, including significant public buildings such as the Survey Department on Kirula Road, Radio Ceylon studios, Panagoda Cantonment (Ceylon Light Infantry headquarters), the Independence Memorial Hall and the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour. In 1943 New Year Honours he was appointed an Officer of the British Empire, in the 1950 New Year Honours a Commander of the British Empire and in the 1954 New Year Honours was granted a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. He retired from his position as chief architect in 1953, after the country's independence, and was succeeded by Homi Billimoria. He later returned to England, where he died on 21 June 1979, at the age of 85, at Frinton-on-Sea, Essex.

• Name — Tom Neville Wynne-Jones • Born — 19 November 1893 • Birthplace — Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales • Died — 21 June 1979 • Place of death — Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England • Occupation — public servant; architect, civil engineer • Known for — Chief Architect of Ceylon • Term — 1932 - 1953 • Predecessor — Austin Woodeson • Successor — Homi Billimoria • Spouse — Mabel • Parents — Augustus Theophrastus Morgan

• Boake Gates (1937) • Independence Memorial Hall (1949) • Panagoda Cantonment (1953) • Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour (1967)