Thomas Thomas (architect)

This article is about the Welsh architect. For the American architect, see T. Thomas and Son.

Thomas Thomas
Portrait photograph by John Thomas (c. 1875)
Born1817 (1817)
Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
Died16 March 1888(1888-03-16) (aged 70–71)
Mumbles, Swansea
NationalityWelsh
Other names
  • Thomas Glandŵr
  • Thomas Landore
Occupation(s)Church minister and chapel architect
Saron Welsh Independent Chapel, Tredegar
Brecon Congregational Memorial College

Thomas Thomas (1817 – 16 March 1888) was a Welsh church minister and chapel architect, also known as Thomas Glandŵr (Thomas Landore). He is described as "the first national architect of Wales"[1] and the "unchallenged master of chapel architecture in Wales in the 1860s".[2]

  1. ^ "Thomas Thomas (1817–1888)". Stained Glass in Wales (University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ Hughes 2000, p. 281.