Brumwell Thomas

Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas (1868–1948) was an architect born in Virginia Water, Surrey 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.

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. 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.

Sir Alfred is also known for his war memorials at Dunkirk and Belfast.

Notable works

• Stockport Town Hall, 1905
• Belfast City Hall, 1906
• Woolwich Town Hall, Woolwich 1906
• Deptford Public Library, 1914, a Carnegie Library
• Addey and Stanhope School, 1899.

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

Further reading

Paul Larmour, 'Thomas, Sir Alfred Brumwell (1868–1948)', first published Sept 2004, Oxford University Press, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Index Number 101063145