Robert Atkinson (architect)
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Robert Atkinson OBE, (August 1, 1883 – December 26, 1952) was an English architect primarily working in the Art Deco style.
Atkinson was born in Wigton, Cumberland and studied at University College, Nottingham before studying abroad in Paris, Italy and America. He was awarded an OBE in 1951.
[edit] Works
The following is a selection of his works:
- Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham (won an award in 1938)
- Eros Cinema, Shaftesbury Avenue, London (demolished)
- Cannon Royal Cinema, Charing Cross Road, London
- Regent Cinema, Brighton
- Gresham Hotel, Dublin
- Croydon 'B' power station
- Wallington Town Hall
- Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Taplow, Bucks (in grounds of Cliveden)
[edit] References
- Paul Spencer-Longhurst, ‘Atkinson, Robert (1883–1952)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2007 accessed 16 Feb 2008
[edit] External links
- Robert Atkinson (architect) at the archINFORM database
- Gresham Hotel at Irish-architecture.com
- List of closed and/or demolished cinemas by Atkinson
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