Basic Biographical Details Name: | Saxon Snell & Phillips | Designation: | | Born: | 1921 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Alfred Walter Saxon Snell was the second son of London-based hospital architect Henry Saxon Snell. Alfred was articled to his father 1877-80 and studied at University College and the Architectural Association. He was admitted ARIBA on 20 March 1882, his proposers being Lewis Henry Isaacs, Edward Cookworthy Robins and his father, who took him into partnership in the same year. He became FRIBA on 2 March 1891, his proposers being his father, Ernest Turner, and Alfred Williams. A third son, John Saxon Snell, born 1873, joined the practice as an apprentice in 1891 but left to commence independent practice in 1900. Henry Saxon Snell died in January 1904. His son Alfred continued the practice, taking Rees Phillips into partnership in 1921. The work of the firm was mainly connected with public baths, Poor Law infirmaries and similar buildings and hospitals.
Saxon Snell died in 1949. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | London, England | Business | | | |
Employment and TrainingEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Alfred Walter Saxon Snell | 1921 | 1949 | Partner | | | Rees Phillips | 1921 | 1949 | Partner | |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | September 1949 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p507 Obituary of A W Saxon Snell. |
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