Thomas Nicholson (architect) explained

Thomas Nicholson (1823 - 1895) was a British architect. He is known for designing the Church of St Michael and All Angels in Forden, Powys in Wales.[1] [2] [3] Among his other Welsh churches were St James, Swansea and St Gabriel, Swansea.

Career

Nicholson became the Hereford Diocese Architect and was working in St Peter's Street, Hereford in 1865.[4] He had an extensive practice in the Welsh Marches. In 1855 he extended the church at Stoke Prior started by Thomas Duckham. He was involved together with Stephen W Williams in laying out the new town at Llandrindod Wells.[5] Nicholson laid out the 'Pump House' Estate portion of the development.[6] In 1867-69, he undertook the restoration of the Church of St James, Kinnersley.[7]

References

  1. Web site: Thomas Nicholson. Stained Glass in Wales. 14 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Thomas Nicholson. Imagining the Bible in Wales database. 14 August 2012.
  3. Book: Mervyn Hughes. Thomas Nicholson - Architect: 1823 -1895. 1994. St Edburg's Primary School.
  4. Antonia Brodie (ed) Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol 2, pg1005-6, British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects, 2001
  5. Web site: Stephen W. Williams 2.
  6. R Scourfield and R Haslam "The Buildings of Wales: Powys; Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Breconshire" Yale University Press 2013, 347-60
  7. A Brooks and N Pevsner "The Buildings of England: Herefordshire" Yale University Press 2012, 408-409

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