List of Welsh architects explained

This page lists Welsh architects. People have also been included who were born outside Wales but who are primarily known for their practice within Wales.

18th century

• Lloyd Hesketh Bamford-Hesketh (1788–1861), attributed with the design of Gwrych Castle.^[1]
• William Edwards (1719–1789), stonemason, architect and bridge designer.^[2]
• George Maddox (1760–1843), born in Monmouth.^[3]
• John Nash (1752–1835), family connection to Wales, lived and worked in Wales from 1784.^[4]

19th century

• Benjamin Gummow^[5] (1766–1840)
• Lloyd Williams and Underwood,^[6] a firm of architects based in Denbigh
• George Vaughan Maddox^[7] (1802–1864)
• Jacob Owen^[8] (1778–1870)
• Richard Owens^[9] (1831–1891)
• Richard Kyrke Penson^[10] (1815–1885)
• Thomas Penson^[11] (c. 1790–1859)
• John Prichard^[12] (1817–1886)
• Edwin Seward (1853–1924)
• William Henry Skinner^[13] (1838–1915)
• John Jones^[14] (1810–1869) later known by his bardic name, Talhaiarn
• Thomas Thomas^[15] (1817–1888)
• E. M. Bruce Vaughan^[16] (1856–1919)
• Edward Welch^[17] (1806–1868)
• George Wightwick^[18] (1802–1872)
• Stephen W. Williams^[19] (1837–1899)

20th century

• Jonathan Adams^[20]
• Ianto Evans
• Sidney Colwyn Foulkes (1884-1971)^[21]
• Alex Gordon (1917-1999)^[22]
• George Francis Grimwood (1874 - 1938), Cardiff and Monmouth architect.
• Harold Hughes (1864-1940)^[23]
• Thomas Alwyn Lloyd (1881-1960)^[24]
• Ernest Morgan (1881-1954)^[25]
• Dale Owen (1924-1997)^[26]
• Malcolm Parry^[27]
• Gwynne Pugh, born in Cardiff, though largely active in California, USA
• Beddoe Rees (1877-1931)^{[28] [29]}
• Giuseppe Rinvolucri (1894-1963)^[30]
• David Wyn Roberts (1911-1982)^[31]
• Edwin Seward (1853-1924)^[32]
• Alwyn Sheppard Fidler (1909-1990)^[33]
• Dewi-Prys Thomas (1916-1985)^[34]
• Percy Thomas (1883-1969)^[35]
• E. M. Bruce Vaughan (1856-1919)^[16]
• James Grey West (1885-1951)^[36]
• Clough Williams-Ellis (1883-1978)^[37]
• Reginald Wynn Owen (1876-1950)^[38]

21st century

• Jonathan Adams (b. 1961)
• Ianto Evans^[39]
• Malcolm Parry (b. c. 1938)^[40]

See also

• Architecture of Wales

Notes and References

1. Web site: May 6, 2015 . Gwrych castle .
2. The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) p.106
3. Book: The Churches and Chapels of Wales . 2011-04-01 . University of Wales Press . 978-0-7083-2414-1 . 158 . en.
4. Book: Hilling, John B. . The Architecture of Wales: From the First to the Twenty-First Century . 2018-08-15 . University of Wales Press . 978-1-78683-285-6 . 138 . en.
5. Colvin, H. A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600–1840. Yale University Press, 3rd ed. London, 1995 435–6.
6. Book: Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z) . A. & C. Black . 2001 . 978-0-82645-514-7 . Brodie . Antonia . 1004.
7. Book: Brodie . Antonia . Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z) . Library . British Architectural . Architects . Royal Institute of British . 2001-12-20 . A&C Black . 978-0-8264-5514-7 . 121 . en.
8. Web site: OWEN, JACOB - Dictionary of Irish Architects . 2022-10-10 . www.dia.ie.
9. Web site: Richard Owens – Architect, Architects of Greater Manchester . 16 April 2020 . manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk . The Victorian Society.
10. Dictionary of Welsh Biography.
11. Web site: Thomas Penson . 2022-10-10 . www.thomaspenson.org.
12. The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) p.710.
13. Web site: St Paul's Church (Anglican) . 27 August 2013 . New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
14. Web site: JONES, JOHN (Talhaiarn; 1810 - 1869), architect and poet Dictionary of Welsh Biography . 2022-10-10 . biography.wales.
15. Web site: Thomas Thomas (1817–1888) . 6 February 2016 . Stained Glass in Wales (University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies).
16. News: 14 June 1919 . Brevities . 2 . Hull Daily Mail . subscription . 23 December 2014 . British Newspaper Archive.
17. Harris, Penelope, The Architectural Achievement of Joseph Aloysius Hansom (1803-1882), Designer of the Hansom Cab, Birmingham Town Hall, and Churches of the Catholic Revival, (The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010), p.11
18. Book: Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects . 1873 . 11 . Opening Address of the President . https://books.google.com/books?id=ygotAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11.
19. Williams, David Henry (1992). " An Appreciation of Stephen William Williams, Montgomeryshire Collections, Vol 80, 55–94
20. News: 28 November 2009 . Millennium Centre architect Jonathan Adams on the new Cardiff . WalesOnline . 14 April 2013.
21. Web site: Famous Local People . 4 June 2021 . Colwyn Town Council.
22. 72504. Gordon, Sir Alexander John [Alex]. 22 September 2011. Foyle. Andrew.
23. Web site: Hughes, H. Harold (Henry Harold), 1864-1940 - National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts . 2022-10-10 . archives.library.wales.
24. Web site: LLOYD, THOMAS ALWYN (1881 - 1960), architect and town planner Dictionary of Welsh Biography . 2022-10-10 . biography.wales.
25. October 1930 . The Development of the Town Hill Estate, Swansea, by ERNEST MORGAN, A.R.I.B.A., Borough Architect, Swansea. (Member.) . Journal of the Royal Sanitary Institute . en . 51 . 10 . 578–580 . 10.1177/146642403005101005 . 221043568 . 0370-7334.
26. Web site: Powell . Kenneth . 28 November 1997 . Obituary: Dale Owen . 6 March 2021 . The Independent.
27. The Times Higher Education Star Turn: Malcolm Parry 29 June 2001 (viewed 2011-10-07)
28. Book: Wales, National Library of . National Library of Wales Journal . 2003 . Council of the National Library of Wales . en.
29. Who was Who, OUP 2007
30. Book: Haslam . Richard . Gwynedd . Orbach . Julian . Voelcker . Adam . Yale University Press . 2009 . 978-0-300-14169-6 . The Buildings of Wales . New Haven . 8, 82, 93, 322, 499.
31. Web site: The Welsh men and women who built the world... GlobalWelsh . 2022-10-10 . globalwelsh.com . en.
32. Web site: Haigh . Morgan . 2021-08-07 . Edwin Seward: The Man Who Built Cardiff . 2022-10-10 . Perspective . en-GB.
33. Book: Larkham . Peter J. . 14 February 2019 . Fidler, Alwyn Gwilym Sheppard (1909–1990) . 31 March 2020 . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.109736 . 978-0-19-861412-8 .
34. Web site: The Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust .
35. s2-THOM-EDW-1883. THOMAS, Sir PERCY EDWARD (1883 - 1969), architect and planning consultant. Norman Percy. Thomas. 2001.
36. Web site: H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works and Property Services Agency) . 17 September 2008 . Dictionary of Scottish Architects.
37. Book: Haslam . Richard . Clough Williams-Ellis - RIBA Drawings Monographs No. 2 . Williams-Ellis . Clough . 1996 . Wiley . 978-1-85490-430-0 . en.
38. Book: King, David . The Medieval Stained Glass of St Peter Mancroft, Norwich . 2006-06-22 . OUP/British Academy . 978-0-19-726264-1 . en.
39. Book: Pickerill, Doctor Jenny . Eco-Homes: People, Place and Politics . 2016-01-15 . Zed Books Ltd. . 978-1-78032-533-0 . en.
40. Web site: 2001-06-29 . Star Turn: Malcolm Parry . 2022-10-10 . Times Higher Education (THE) . en.