William Henry Hamlyn
William Henry Hamlyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 February 1889 Wigan, Lancashire, England |
| Died | Devon |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Employer | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Notable work | Luton railway station, Queens Hotel, Leeds |
William Henry Hamlyn FRIBA (16 February 1889 – 1968) was an architect based in England noted for his buildings for the
London Midland and Scottish Railway
.
He was born in Wigan in Lancashire. He studied architecture with Reginald Wynn Owen in Liverpool and later at the Royal Academy School.
He entered railway service in 1911 initially with the
Second World War
resulted in their cancellation
He designed a series of pre-fabricated railway stations which were built on blitz-damaged station sites from 1945 onwards.Queen’s Park railway station and the first installation was destined for Bootle New Strand railway station.
He retired in 1949 and died in 1968.
List of works
- Becontree railway station 1932[3]
- South Kenton railway station1933
- Euston House 1934 with Albert Victor Heal
- Queens Hotel, Leeds 1937 with William Curtis Green
- Railway company offices, station concourse and ticket office of Leeds City station 1938
- Hoylake railway station 1938
- Extension of the dining room at the Midland Hotel, Derby 1938[4]
- Apsley railway station 1938[5]
- Luton railway station 1939[6]
- Lea Hall railway station 1939
- Prestatyn hoiiday camp 1939
- LMS School of Transport, Derby[7] 1937 - 1939 (now Derby Conference Centre) London Road, Alvaston, Derby DE24 8UX
- West Hampstead Thameslink railway station (originally at Queens Park, Kilburn) 1945[8] replaced in 2011
References
- ^ "Royal Institute of British Architects". The Scotsman. British Newspaper Archive. 16 April 1934. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Made in Factories". Liverpool Daily Post. British Newspaper Archive. 19 November 1945. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ISBN 9780860936855.
- ^ "A Derby Man's Diary". Derby Daily Telegraph. British Newspaper Archive. 23 August 1938. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ISBN 9780860936855.
- ISBN 9780300095814.
- ^ "Plaque for LMS School". Derby Daily Telegraph. British Newspaper Archive. 4 December 1947. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ISBN 9780140710496.