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Name:
(Sir) Arnold Thornely
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Architect
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10/07/1870
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10/01/1953
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Arnold Thornely was born on 7 October 1870 and was articled to Francis Usher Holme and George Holme of Liverpool from 1887 to 1891. He remained as assistant, and attended Liverpool School of Art and Liverpool Architectural Society lectures. He worked as assistant to Willink & Thickness in 1891, travelled in France, and passed the qualifying exam in 1893, enabling him to be admitted ARIBA that year. He commenced independent practice in Liverpool in 1898 and later joined Frank Gatley Briggs and Henry Vernon Wolstenholme in partnership as Gatley, Wolstenholme & Thornely.
Thornely was President of the Liverpool Architectural Society in 1910 and 1911. He was knighted in 1933 and received the RIBA Architecture Bronze Medal for Ulster in the same year. Prior to that, on 28 September 1921, Briggs had died. Wolstenholme died in 1936, Thornely continuing to practise alone thereafter.
Thornely died on 1 October 1953.
N.B. This is a skeleton record only, entered in the Dictionary because of Thornely's role in nominating a number of Scottish architects for membership of the RIBA.
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Addresses
The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:
Private Addresses
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The Homestead Mount Wood Prenton England
Private
Greystones Eaton Park Road Fairmile, Cobham Surrey England
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Business Addresses
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14 Castle Street Liverpool England
Business
1893
51 North St John Street Liverpool England
Business
Before 1907
After 1911
612 Royal Liver Building Liverpool England
Business
Before 1914
After 1933
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Employment and Training
The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):
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Briggs, Wolstenholme & Thornely
201949
In year 1906
Partner
Briggs & Thornely
207405
In year 1914
Partner
Briggs, Wolstenholme, Hobbs & Thornely
207398
Late 1900s
Partner
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RIBA Proposals
This person proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
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Date Proposed
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William Bell
1909/11/29
for Associateship
John Henry Dawson
In year 1910
for Fellowship
Herbert J Rowse
1910/12/05
for Associateship
Stewart McLauchlan
1911/01/09
for Licentiateship
David Alston Beveridge
1911/03/20
for Licentiateship
John Stewart Hardie
Mid 1923s
for Associateship
Stewart McLauchlan
1925/11/30
for Fellowship
David Alston Beveridge
1925/11/30
for Fellowship
Peter Dunbar Lawson
1940/01/09
For Associateship
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References
Bibliographic References
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British Architectural Library, RIBA
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914
2001
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