Inigo Thomas
| Francis Inigo Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 December 1865[1] |
| Died |
1950[1] London |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
Francis Inigo Thomas (1865–1950), known as Inigo Thomas, was a British artist and garden designer.[1]
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.[2] Thomas was the nephew of Broderick Thomas (circa 1811–98), one of the principal garden designers of the latter half of the 19th century.[1]
Works
- Rock garden for Sandringham House, Norfolk, 1870s[2]
- Gardens for Barrow Court, Barrow Gurney, Somerset, 1882–96[3]
- Formal gardens for Athelhampton Hall, Dorset, 1891 onwards[4]
- Gardens for Parnham House, near Beaminster, Dorset[2]
- Gardens for Rotherfield Hall, Rotherfield, East Sussex, 1897[5]
- Gardens for Otley Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk[6]
- Tirah Memorial, Bonn Square, Oxford, 1900[7]
- Terraced gardens for Ffynone, Pembrokeshire, 1904[8]
- Terraced garden for Chantmarle, near Frome St Quintin, Dorset, 1910[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Francis Inigo Thomas - Summary". Parks & Gardens UK. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Rotherfield Hall, Royal Tunbridge Wells, England". Parks and Gardens UK. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Barrow Court, Barrow Gurney, England". Parks and Gardens UK. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ Newman & Pevsner 1972, p. 83.
- ↑ Nairn & Pevsner 1963, 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. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ffynone, Pembrokeshire, Wales". Parks and Gardens UK. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ Newman & Pevsner 1972, p. 139.
Sources
- 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.
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