Francis Inigo Thomas (25 December 1865 – 27 March 1950) was a British artist and garden designer.[1]
Francis Inigo Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 December 1865[1] |
| Died | 27 March 1950 (aged 84)[1] London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
Thomas was born in Warmsworth, Yorkshire, the fifth son of Rev. Charles Edward Thomas and Georgiana Mary Hely-Hutchinson, daughter of Hon. Henry Hely-Hutchinson. She was the granddaughter of Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson and niece of the 3rd Earl of Donoughmore. He was a cousin of Sir Charles Inigo Thomas, also known as Inigo.[2][3] Thomas was the nephew of William Brodrick Thomas (1811–98), one of the principal garden designers of the latter half of the 19th century.[1][3]
Thomas trained in the office of the architects G. F. Bodley and Thomas Garner.[1]
As well as designing numerous formal gardens, he illustrated Reginald Blomfield's book The Formal Garden in England, which was published in 1892.[4]
Works edit
- Rock garden for Sandringham House, Norfolk, 1870s[4]
- Gardens for Barrow Court, Barrow Gurney, Somerset, 1882–96[5]
- Formal gardens for Athelhampton Hall, Dorset, 1891 onwards[6]
- Gardens for Parnham House, near Beaminster, Dorset[4]
- Gardens for Rotherfield Hall, Rotherfield, East Sussex, 1897[7]
- Gardens for Otley Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk[8]
- Tirah Memorial, Bonn Square, Oxford, 1900[9]
- Terraced gardens for Ffynone, Pembrokeshire, 1904[10]
- Terraced garden for Chantmarle, near Frome St Quintin, Dorset, 1910[11]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Francis Inigo Thomas – Summary". Parks & Gardens UK. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford men, 1880–1892, with a record of their schools, honours and degrees. Illustrated with portraits and views. Oxford, J. Parker. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2580.
- ^ a b c "Rotherfield Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, England". Parks and Gardens UK. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Barrow Court, Barrow Gurney, England". Parks and Gardens UK. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Newman & Pevsner 1972, p. 83.
- ^ Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 592.
- ^ "Inigo Thomas a biography from the Garden and Landscape Guide". Gardenvisit.com. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Jenkins, Stephanie (4 September 2011). "War Memorials: Tirah Campaign, Bonn Square". Oxford Streets. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Ffynone, Pembrokeshire, Wales". Parks and Gardens UK. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Newman & Pevsner 1972, p. 139.
Sources edit
- Nairn, Ian; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1965). Sussex. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0 14 071028 0.
- Newman, John; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1972). Dorset. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0 14 071044 2.