Thomas Penson | |
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Born | c.1790 Wrexham, Wales |
Died | 20 May 1859 (aged 68–69) Gwersyllt, Denbighshire, Wales |
Nationality | Welsh |
Alma mater | A pupil of Thomas Harrison of Chester |
Occupation | Architect |
Relatives | Richard Kyrke Penson (son) Thomas Mainwaring Penson (son) |
Buildings | Montgomery Prison, Llanfyllin and Caersws Workhouses, Newtown Flannel Exchange |
Projects | Bridge and road building in Montgomeryshire, town layout in Newtown |
Thomas Penson, or Thomas Penson the younger, (c. 1790 – 1859) was the county surveyor of Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire, and an innovative architect and designer of a number of masonry arch bridges over the River Severn and elsewhere.