Brumwell Thomas

thumb|right|Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, in 1905 '''Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|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.<ref>Paul Larmour, 'Thomas, Sir Alfred Brumwell (1868–1948)', first published Sept 2004, Oxford University Press, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Index Number 101063145</ref>

Thomas was born in Rotherhithe, London,<ref>''1891 England Census''</ref> the son of architect Edward Thomas.<ref name="burkewwii">{{cite book |title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Burke, Sir Bernard |editor-link=Bernard Burke |edition= 97th |year=1939 |page= 2926 |ref=Burke }}</ref>

In 1899, he designed the West of England Eye Infirmary building in Exeter, which is now a hotel.<ref>{{cite web|work=Exeter Memories|url=http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_organisations/eyehospital.php|title=The West of England Eye Infirmary}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/coast/part1.shtml|title=Linenopolis leads the world|access-date=2007-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/misc/30.html|title=City Hall, Belfest, by Alfred Brumwell Thomas|access-date=2007-05-13| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070519205330/http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/misc/30.html| archive-date= 19 May 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helicon.co.uk/online/datasets/samples/uk/gazetteer.htm|title=United Kingdom and Ireland: Sample gazetteer articles|access-date=2007-05-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929184914/http://www.helicon.co.uk/online/datasets/samples/uk/gazetteer.htm|archive-date=2007-09-29}}</ref>

Sir Alfred is also known for his war memorials at Dunkirk and Belfast.<ref name="ArtHouseHistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.arthouse.dircon.co.uk/Arthouse/Arthouse%20NEW%20website/history.html |title=ARTHouse - History of the Building |access-date=2007-05-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060430015442/http://www.arthouse.dircon.co.uk/Arthouse/Arthouse%20NEW%20website/history.html |archive-date=April 30, 2006 }}</ref>

==Notable works== * Stockport Town Hall, 1905<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockport.gov.uk/services/business/regeneration/consheritage/conservationareas/townhall|title=Town Hall (2005)|date=July 2009 |access-date=5 April 2010}}</ref> * Belfast City Hall, 1906 * Woolwich Town Hall, Woolwich 1906 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/reference.asp?index=23065&imageUID=76176|title=Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Square, Greenwich, London|access-date=2007-05-13}}</ref> * Deptford Public Library, 1914, a Carnegie Library<ref name="ArtHouseHistory" /> * Addey and Stanhope School, 1899.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edithsstreets.blogspot.com/2010/03/thames-tributary-ravensbourne_15.html|title = Edith's Streets: Thames Tributary Ravensbourne - St.Johns|date = 15 March 2010}}</ref>

==Gallery of architectural work== <gallery> File:Woolwich town hall 1.jpg|Woolwich Town Hall File:Stockport Town Hall.jpg|Stockport Town Hall File:Belfast-city-hall.jpg|Belfast City Hall File:Belfast city hall.jpg|Main entrance, Belfast City Hall </gallery>

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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Alfred Brumwell Thomas}}

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