Alfred Brumwell Thomas
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Sir Alfred Brunwell Thomas (1868-1948) was an architect born in Virginia Water, Surrey who trained at Westminster Art School and became an exponent of the Baroque Revival, a style of architecture prevalent for public buildings in the early years of the 20th Century.
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 the city of Belfast.[1][2] 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. [3]
Sir Alfred is also known for his war memorials at Dunkirk and Belfast.[4]
[edit] Notable works
- Stockport Town Hall, 1905[5]
- Belfast City Hall, 1906
- Woolwich Town Hall,Woolwich 1906 [6]
- Deptford Public Library, 1914, a Carnegie Library [4]
[edit] Further reading
Paul Larmour, ‘Thomas, Sir Alfred Brumwell (1868–1948)’, first published Sept 2004, Oxford University Press, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Index Number 101063145
[edit] References
- ^ Linenopolis leads the world. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ City Hall, Belfest, by Alfred Brumwell Thomas. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ United Kingdom and Ireland: Sample gazetteer articles. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ a b ARTHouse - History of the Building. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ Town Hall (2005). Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Square, Greenwich, London. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
