Brumwell Thomas Explained

Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas (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

Notes and References

  1. Paul Larmour, 'Thomas, Sir Alfred Brumwell (1868–1948)', first published Sept 2004, Oxford University Press, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Index Number 101063145
  2. 1891 England Census
  3. Book: Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood. Burke's Peerage & Gentry . Burke, Sir Bernard . Bernard Burke . 97th . 1939 . 2926 . Burke .
  4. Web site: Exeter Memories. The West of England Eye Infirmary.
  5. Web site: Linenopolis leads the world. 2007-05-13.
  6. Web site: City Hall, Belfest, by Alfred Brumwell Thomas. 2007-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20070519205330/http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/misc/30.html. 19 May 2007 . live.
  7. Web site: United Kingdom and Ireland: Sample gazetteer articles. 2007-05-13. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929184914/http://www.helicon.co.uk/online/datasets/samples/uk/gazetteer.htm. 2007-09-29.
  8. Web site: ARTHouse - History of the Building . 2007-05-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060430015442/http://www.arthouse.dircon.co.uk/Arthouse/Arthouse%20NEW%20website/history.html . April 30, 2006 .
  9. Web site: Town Hall (2005). 5 April 2010.
  10. Web site: Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Square, Greenwich, London. 2007-05-13.
  11. Web site: Edith's Streets: Thames Tributary Ravensbourne - St.Johns. 15 March 2010.

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