T. F. O. Rippingham

T.F.O. Rippingham
Died	17 December 1964 (aged 68) Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Nationality	British
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Stranmillis College, Belfast; Telephone House, Belfast
Projects	Police Stations in Northern Ireland; Cregagh Housing Estate, Belfast

Thomas Francis O. Rippingham^[1][2](c. 1896 – 17 December 1964) was an English-born architect who spent most of his professional life in the British civil service in Northern Ireland.

Thomas Francis Rippingham worked on many projects and designs which have become part of the Northern Irish landscape. One of his most characteristic and well known designs was that for the Police Stations which were built throughout Northern Ireland in the years following the separation in 1921 of the Irish Free State, which left only Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom.

Works

• Stranmillis College, Belfast:
  • Main building^[3][4](1928–1930).
  • Henry Garrett Building^[5] (1944).
• Northern Ireland Police Stations^[6](1920s–30s) – originally constructed at Ballyronan, Bushmills, Cloughmills, Dromara, Dundrum, Gilford, Greencastle, Lisbellaw, Loughbrickland, Saintfield, and Seaforde among many other places.
• Telephone House, Belfast^[7] (1931–1934).
• Cregagh Housing Estate, Belfast^[8] (1945–1950).
• Buildings for the postal service in Northern Ireland,^[9] in: Banbridge, Bangor, Belfast (2 buildings), Holywood,^[10] Limavady.
• Petty Sessions Court House, Chichester Street, Belfast.
• Other buildings in Northern Ireland^[11] include:
  • a public (state) primary school in the Cregagh Estate.
  • an estate of houses for the Admiralty, Antrim.
  • housing for power station workers, Ballylumford.
  • a factory office building, Armagh.
  • a small war memorial monument, Belfast City Hall.
  • the conservation of Hillsborough Castle, Hillsborough.
  • the restoration of Carrickfergus Castle, Carrickfergus.
  • private houses (probably no more than ten).

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  The main building, Stranmillis University College, May 2010

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  Saintfield Police station - the Rippingham building is almost hidden by modern defensive walls

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  Dromara Police station

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  Cregagh Housing Estate in South East Belfast

See also

• Stranmillis College
• Cregagh

References

1. "Rippingham, Thomas Francis O.". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720–1940. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
2. "Smith, Roland Ingleby". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720–1940. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
3. "Co. Antrim, Belfast, Stranmillis Road, Stranmillis College". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720–1940. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
4. "College Estate in the Context of Permitted Development" (PDF). Stranmillis University College, Estates Strategy, 2010–14. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
5. "Co. Antrim, Belfast, Stranmillis Road, Stranmillis College, Henry Garrett Building". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720–1940. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
6. "Co. Down, Seaforde, Newcastle Road, Police Station". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720–1940. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
7. "Co. Antrim, Belfast, Cromac Street, No. 001-15 (Telephone House)". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720–1940. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
8. "Co. Antrim, Belfast, Cregagh Road (& Mount Merrion Avenue), Cregagh Estate". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720–1940. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
9. "Rippingham, Thomas Francis O. – Works". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720–1940. Retrieved 19 January 2011. (search for "Post")
10. "Appendix 1 – Schedule of Listed Buildings in Holywood Conservation Area". Holywood Conservation Area. Retrieved 19 January 2011. (search for "Rippingham")
11. "Rippingham, Thomas Francis O. – Works". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720–1940. Retrieved 19 January 2011.

External links

• http://www.dia.ie/architects/search/THOMAS%20FRANCIS%20O.%20RIPPINGHAM – biographical information
• http://www.dia.ie/architects/search/ROLAND%20INGLEBY%20SMITH – search for 'Rippingham'
• http://www.dia.ie/architects/search/CHARLES%20STEWART%20AGNEW – search for 'Rippingham'

• Northern Ireland Police Stations:
  • http://www.planningni.gov.uk/index/policy/dev_plans/devplans_az/bnm_2015/bnm_district_proposals/bnm_proposals_banbridge/bnm_banbridge_villages/bnm_loughbrickland/bnm_loughbrickland2.htm (search for 'Rippingham') – a reference to the police station at Loughbrickland
  • http://www.build.ie/construction_news.asp?newsid=71222 (search for 'Rippingham') – a reference to the police station at Ballyronan
  • http://www.propertypal.com/-former-police-station-banbridge-road-gilford/108420 – a photograph of the former police station building at Gilford

• Other Buildings:
  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/90865052@N00/770337753 – Telephone House, Belfast – a photograph
  • http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/built/mbr/bharni_catalogue_volume_8-3.pdf (document page 59; numbered page 41; search for 'Henry Garrett') – Henry Garrett Building, Stranmillis College – a photograph, other information on the building, and a tribute to the work of Rippingham