Thomas Drew (architect)
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| Parent(s) | Thomas and Isabella Drew |
Sir Thomas Drew (18 September 1838 – 13 March 1910) was an Anglo-Irish architect.
Life
Thomas Drew was born in Victoria Place, Belfast. He was the son of the Rev. Thomas Drew and Isabella (née Dalton) Drew. He was one of four sons and eight daughters of the couple, although most of the children died young. His sister, Catherine Drew, was a journalist and writer.[1]
He was trained under
He married Adelaide Anne, sister of William George Murray, in 1871.[3]
Among other projects, he was responsible for the design of the Ulster Bank on Dame Street, Rathmines Town Hall (completed 1899) and the Graduates' Building at Trinity College.[4] He took an interest in historic buildings and was the first to draw serious attention to the architectural and historic importance of the St. Audoen's Church, Dublin's oldest parish church, in 1866. He produced detailed plans of the church for which he won an award from the RIAI, carried out excavations and drew up a paper on the church and its history.[5]
From 1885 to 1892, Richard Orpen worked with him as a managing assistant.
Honours/affiliations
He was knighted in the
In February 1910, he underwent an operation for appendicitis which left him in a critical condition, and he died on 13 March 1910. He was buried in
Selected works
- Christ Church, Ballyculter, County Down - renovations & rebuilding, 1880-1882[8]
- Holy Trinity, Seapatrick, County Down - complete rebuild, 1882[9]
- St. Patrick's Church, Coleraine, County Londonderry - renovations & rebuilding, 1883-1885[10]
- St. Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (original design), 1899-1904, completed 2007[11]
- Graduates Memorial Building, Trinity College, Dublin, 1899-1902[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e Doyle, Carmel (2009). "Orpen, Richard Francis Caulfeild". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Irish Builder, 15 June 1880
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Obituary, Irish Builder no. 52, 19 March 1910, pp. 168-170
- ^ Crawford, John (1986). Within the Walls: The Story of St. Audoen's Church. Dublin: Select Vestry of the St. Patrick's Cathedral Group of Parishes.
- ^ "Drew, Thomas (Sir)". Dictionary of Irish Architects: 1720-1940.
- ^ Obituary, Irish Times, 14 March 1910.
- ^ "1882 – Christ Church, Ballyculter, Co. Down". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "1882 – Church of the Holy Trinity, Seapatrick, Banbridge, Co. Down". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "1885 – St. Patrick's Church, Coleraine, Co. Derry". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Spire of hope to light up city". 12 April 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ISBN 9780716525134.
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