Brumwell Thomas

Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, in 1905

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]

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]

  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.