Alfred John Thraves
British architect From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alfred John Thraves FRIBA (1888 – 15 August 1953) was an architect based in Nottingham[1] who specialised in cinema design.
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History
He was the son of Joseph Henry Thraves and Agnes Rosina Kraft. He married Florence A E Sharp in 1912. Their son Lionel Alfred Thraves was born on 18 March 1915.
He was articled to John Lamb in Nottingham and started his own practice in 1910.[2]
During the First World War he was a private in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and held a commission in the Royal Engineers, and was on active service in France and Belgium.
He was in partnership with Henry Hardwick Dawson until 1927[3] and with his son Lionel Alfred Thraves from 1937, based in Whitefriars House, Nottingham.
During the Second World War he served as a special constable in Nottingham. In 1943 he was appointed a housing consultant to the Ministry of Health.
He died on 15 August 1953[4] at The Turrett, Stanton-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire and left an estate valued at £8,478 11s 3d (equivalent to £299,000 in 2023).[5]
Works
- 10 Short Hill, Nottingham 1909[6]
- Palais de Danse, Nottingham 1924-25[7]
- Cottages. Bramcote Drive, Beeston. 1921-22[8]
- Majestic Theatre, Coronation Street, Retford 1927
- National Provincial Bank, Valley Road/Nottingham Road, Basford, Nottingham 1928[9]
- Empress Cinema, St Ann's Well Road, Nottingham 1928[10]
- Majestic Cinema, 700 Woodborough Road, Mapperley, Nottingham 1929
- St. Giles Parish Hall (later Lutterell Hall), Church Drive, West Bridgford, 1929
- Tudor Cinema, 50 North Street, Bourne 1929
- Plaza Cinema, Mansfield 1930 (later the Granada Cinema)
- Regent Cinema, Diamond Avenue/Station Street, East Kirkby 1930
- Tudor Cinema, 24 Tudor Square, West Bridgford, Nottingham 1931
- Three houses. Derby Road, Beeston. 1931-32[11]
- Five houses. Hillside Road, Beeston. 1932[12]
- House. 185 Derby Road, Beeston. 1932[13]
- House. 207 Derby Road, Beeston. 1932[14]
- House. 209 Derby Road, Beeston. 1932[15]
- Plaza Cinema, Trent Bridge, Nottingham 1932[16]
- Dale Cinema, Sneinton Dale/Hardstaff Road, Nottingham 1932
- House. 23 Wollaton Vale, Beeston. 1932-33[17]
- House. 25 Wollaton Vale, Beeston. 1932-33[18]
- Eight houses. Derby Road, Beeston. 1932-33[19]
- Bungalow. 2 Coniston Road, Beeston. 1932-33[20]
- Bungalow. 4 Coniston Road, Beeston. 1932-33[21]
- Majestic Cinema, 21 Alexandra Road, Swadlincote 1933
- Tudor Cinema, Grange Road, West Kirby, Merseyside 1933
- Parade Super Cinema, Skegness, 1933[22]
- Houses. 211 Derby Road, Beeston. 1933[23]
- Eight houses. Derby Road, Beeston. 1933[24]
- Four houses. Hillside Road, Beeston. 1933[25] (with Calvert and Jessop)
- House. 104 Hillside Road, Beeston. 1933-34[26]
- House. 20 Keswick Close, Bramcote. 1933-34[27]
- Three houses. Derby Road, Beeston. 1934[28]
- Houses. 24 Derby Road, Beeston. 1934[29]
- King's Cinema, Outram Street/Forest Street, Sutton in Ashfield 1935
- Regal Cinema, Parliament Street, Nottingham 1935
- Byron Cinema, High Street/Duke Street, Hucknall 1936
- Cinema, Nottingham Road, Basford 1936
- Astoria Cinema, Derby Road, Lenton Abbey, Nottingham 1936
- Two houses. High Road, Beeston. 1936-37[30]
- House. 6 Coniston Road, Beeston. 1937[31]
- House. 5 Coniston Road, Beeston. 1937[32]
- Regal Cinema, West Street, Boston 1937[33]
- Forum Cinema, Aspley Lane, Aspley, Nottingham 1937
- Futurist Cinema, 551 Valley Road, Basford, Nottingham 1937
- Savoy Cinema, Station Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield 1937
- Savoy Cinema, Westlode Street, Spalding 1937
- Six houses. 2-12 Grasmere Road, Beeston. 1937-38[34]
- Windsor Cinema, Warmsworth Road/Oswin Avenue, Balby, Doncaster 1938[35]
- Gloria Cinema, Nottingham Road and Meadow Lane, Derby 1938 (later the Ladbroke Film Centre)
- House. 72 Beeston Fields Drive, Beeston. 1938-39[36]
- Windsor Cinema, Hartley Road, Radford, Nottingham 1939
- Astra Cinema, Wheatley, Doncaster 1939
- State Cinema, Church Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1939
- R. Cripps and Company Motor Showroom and Garage, Parliament Street/Barker Gate, Nottingham 1939[37]
- Wood, Bastow and Company Factory, Nottingham Road, Selston 1939-40[38]
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