Brumwell Thomas

Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas FRIBA (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]

Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, in 1905

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

• Stockport Town Hall, 1905^[9]
• Belfast City Hall, 1906
• Woolwich Town Hall, Woolwich 1906 ^[10]
• Deptford Public Library, 1914, a Carnegie Library^[8]
• Addey and Stanhope School, 1899.^[11]

Gallery of architectural work

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  Woolwich Town Hall
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  Stockport Town Hall
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  Belfast City Hall
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  Main entrance, Belfast City Hall

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. Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2926.
4. "The West of England Eye Infirmary". Exeter Memories.
5. "Linenopolis leads the world". Retrieved 13 May 2007.
6. "City Hall, Belfest, by Alfred Brumwell Thomas". Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
7. "United Kingdom and Ireland: Sample gazetteer articles". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
8. "ARTHouse - History of the Building". Archived from the original on 30 April 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
9. "Town Hall (2005)". Retrieved 5 April 2010.
10. "Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Square, Greenwich, London". Retrieved 13 May 2007.
11. "Edith's Streets: Thames Tributary Ravensbourne - St.Johns". 15 March 2010.

External links

Media related to Alfred Brumwell Thomas at Wikimedia Commons