Richard Twentyman
(Alfred) Richard Twentyman (1903–1979) was an English architect based in Wolverhampton.
Life
He was born in 1903 in Bilbrook, Staffordshire. He was educated at Cambridge University where he studied engineering and then architecture at the Architecture Association in London. In 1933 he joined H.E. Lavender in Wolverhampton[1] and formed Lavender and Twentyman.
Pevsner praised his work at Rubery and Redditch. St Chad’s Church, Rubery is described as being a fine Modernist example, and his crematorium at Redditch as a model example for that class of building.[2]
Works
St Nicholas’ Church, Radford, Coventry 1957
- St Martin's Church, Parkfields, Wolverhampton 1939
- St Gabriel's Church, Walsall 1939
- All Saints' Church, Darlaston 1952[3]
- Bushbury Crematorium, Wolverhampton 1954
- The Good Shepherd Church, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton 1955
- Emmanuel Church, Bentley, Walsall 1956[4]
- St Nicholas' Church, Radford, Coventry 1957
- St Chad's Church, Rubery 1960
- St Andrew’s Church, Runcorn 1964
- St Andrew's Church, Wolverhampton 1965 - 1967
- Redditch Crematorium 1973
References
- ↑ Obituary. Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects. April 1980
- ↑ The Buildings of England. Worcestershire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 2007. p90. ISBN 9780300112986
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Darlaston (Grade II) (1431982)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of Emmanuel, Bentley and church hall (Grade II) (1432183)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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