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Percy Thomas
Architect

Percy Thomas

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Designing Swansea Guildhall and Cardiff’s Temple of Peace.

Swansea Guildhall · Temple of Peace

Born
13 September 1883
Birthplace
South Shields
Died
19 August 1969

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Percy Thomas

Percy Thomas was an architect whose practice produced major civic and educational buildings in Wales and England.

Early life

Beginnings

Grew up partly in Cardiff and worked in a shipping office before entering architecture.

Career

  1. 1903

    Eisteddfod

    Won an architecture competition.

  2. 1913

    Partnership

    Established a practice with Ivor Jones.

  3. 1935–1937

    RIBA

    Served his first term as institute president.

Selected buildings

Swansea Guildhall

Designed the civic complex.

Temple of Peace

Designed the building commissioned by David Davies.

Hiatt Baker Hall

A university residential project in Bristol.

Beyond architecture

War service

Served with the Artists Rifles on the Western Front during the First World War.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Elliott & Fry. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.