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| * The Friends' Meeting House (1857; demolished 1933), Bull Street<ref>{{cite news |title=The British Friend |url=https://archive.org/details/britishfriend00smeagoog/page/103/mode/1up |date=April 1857 |page=103 |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Old Meeting House |url=https://theironroom.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/the-old-meeting-house/ |website=The Iron Room |publisher=Birmingham Library Services |access-date=21 November 2024 |language=en |date=23 March 2017}}</ref> | |||
| * Colmore Chambers, Newhall Street<ref name="BNEJ" /> | * Colmore Chambers, Newhall Street<ref name="BNEJ" /> | ||
| * Union Chambers, Temple Row<ref name="BNEJ" /> | * Union Chambers, Temple Row<ref name="BNEJ" /> | ||
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| Thomson Plevins | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1825  |
| Died | 31 October 1897 (aged 71–72) Coventry |
| Occupation | Architect |
Thomson Plevins (1825-1897) was an English architect, active in Birmingham, England. A number of his buildings are extant, and some have been given listed status, giving them legal protection from unauthorised alteration or demolition.
Personal life
Plevins as born in July 1825, the son of a builder, Joseph Plevins, of the firm Pashby and Plevins, and his wife Frances. Joseph is commemorated by a window in the Church of SS Peter & Paul, Aston.
He died at his home in Eaton Road, Coventry, on 31 October 1897. He was survived by his wife and four children. Obituaries were published in The Birmingham Post (reprinted in The Builder), and in The Building News and Engineering Journal.
Professional life
After education Plevins trained as a surveyor and architect with his father's company. From the age of 21, following the death of his father, he developed an architectural practice in his father's old offices at 8 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, where he remained until his own death.
Some of his work was undertaken in the name of the architectural partnership of Plevins & Norrington.
He also worked extensively as an advisor in legal cases regarding building laws, and as a negotiator in land sales.
The architect Ralph Heaton was articled to Plevins in 1875.
In 1890 he wrote to The Birmingham Daily Post, lobbying for the adaptation of flushing toilets to improve sanitation in the then town of Birmingham.
Works
Plevins' extant buildings in Birmingham include:
- Midland Hotel (1867-1875; now The Burlington Hotel), New Street
- The White House, 111 New Street (1874-1875; later remodelled)
- The Grand Hotel, (1879; Grade II* listed)
- The Crown, (1881, Grade II listed)
- Market Hotel, Station Street (1883, Grade II listed) The building features Plevins' initials in a decorative plaque.
- The Victoria (1883), corner of John Bright Street and Station Street
Lost buildings in Birmingham include:
- The Friends' Meeting House (1857; demolished 1933), Bull Street
- Colmore Chambers, Newhall Street
- Union Chambers, Temple Row
References
- ^ "Obituary". The Building News and Engineering Journal. 5 November 1897. p. 648, column 2.
- ^ Directory of British Architects, 1834-1900. Mansell. 1993. p. 429. ISBN 978-0-7201-2158-2.
- ^ "Plevins window". Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- "Obituary". The Builder. 13 November 1897. p. 403, column 3.
- ^ "Former Market Hotel, Non Civil Parish - 1491218". Historic England. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- "The Building News and Engineering Journal". 31 October 1890. p. 634, column 2.
- "The Burlington Hotel - A Birmingham Gem!". Birmingham Gems. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- "The White House - A Birmingham Gem!". Birmingham Gems. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- "Grand Hotels And Tiny Toll Houses - Inspiring Stories From SAVE Britain's Heritage Buildings At Risk Register". Save Britain's Heritage. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "The Victorian Society celebrates the listing of the Market Hotel on Station Street Birmingham". The Victorian Society. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- "Your Place Your Space". Birmingham We Are. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- "The British Friend". April 1857. p. 103.
- "The Old Meeting House". The Iron Room. Birmingham Library Services. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2024.