Brumwell Thomas
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Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas Template:Post-nominals (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, a style of architecture prevalent for public buildings in the early years of the 20th century.[1]
Thomas was born in Rotherhithe, London,[2] the son of architect Edward Thomas.[3]
In 1899, he designed the West of England Eye Infirmary building in Exeter, which is now a hotel.[4]
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.[5][6] 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.[7]
Sir Alfred is also known for his war memorials at Dunkirk and Belfast.[8]
Notable works
- Stockport Town Hall, 1905[9]
- Belfast City Hall, 1906
- Woolwich Town Hall, Woolwich 1906 [10]
- Deptford Public Library, 1914, a Carnegie Library[8]
- Addey and Stanhope School, 1899.[11]
Gallery of architectural work
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Woolwich Town Hall
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Stockport Town Hall
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Belfast City Hall
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Main entrance, Belfast City Hall
References
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- ↑ Paul Larmour, 'Thomas, Sir Alfred Brumwell (1868–1948)', first published Sept 2004, Oxford University Press, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Index Number 101063145
- ↑ 1891 England Census
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