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Alfred John Thraves

Majestic Theatre, Coronation Street, Retford 1927
National Provincial Bank, Basford 1927
Regent Cinema, East Kirkby 1930
Futurist Cinema, Basford, Nottingham 1937

Alfred John Thraves FRIBA (1888 – 15 August 1953) was an architect based in Nottingham[1] who specialised in cinema design.

History

He was the son of Joseph Henry Thraves and Agnes Rosina Kraft. He married Florence A E Sharp in 1912. Their son Lionel Alfred Thraves was born on 18 March 1915.

He was articled to John Lamb in Nottingham and started his own practice in 1910.[2]

During the First World War he was a private in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and held a commission in the Royal Engineers, and was on active service in France and Belgium.

He was in partnership with Henry Hardwick Dawson until 1927[3] and with his son Lionel Alfred Thraves from 1937, based in Whitefriars House, Nottingham.

During the Second World War he served as a special constable in Nottingham. In 1943 he was appointed a housing consultant to the Ministry of Health.

He died on 15 August 1953[4] at The Turrett, Stanton-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire and left an estate valued at £8,478 11s 3d (equivalent to £299,000 in 2023).[5]

Works

  • 10 Short Hill, Nottingham 1909[6]
  • Palais de Danse, Nottingham 1924-25[7]
  • Cottages. Bramcote Drive, Beeston. 1921-22[8]
  • Majestic Theatre, Coronation Street, Retford 1927
  • National Provincial Bank, Valley Road/Nottingham Road, Basford, Nottingham 1928[9]
  • Empress Cinema, St Ann's Well Road, Nottingham 1928[10]
  • Majestic Cinema, 700 Woodborough Road, Mapperley, Nottingham 1929
  • St. Giles Parish Hall (later Lutterell Hall), Church Drive, West Bridgford, 1929
  • Tudor Cinema, 50 North Street, Bourne 1929
  • Plaza Cinema, Mansfield 1930 (later the Granada Cinema)
  • Regent Cinema, Diamond Avenue/Station Street, East Kirkby 1930
  • Tudor Cinema, 24 Tudor Square, West Bridgford, Nottingham 1931
  • Three houses. Derby Road, Beeston. 1931-32[11]
  • Five houses. Hillside Road, Beeston. 1932[12]
  • House. 185 Derby Road, Beeston. 1932[13]
  • House. 207 Derby Road, Beeston. 1932[14]
  • House. 209 Derby Road, Beeston. 1932[15]
  • Plaza Cinema, Trent Bridge, Nottingham 1932[16]
  • Dale Cinema, Sneinton Dale/Hardstaff Road, Nottingham 1932
  • House. 23 Wollaton Vale, Beeston. 1932-33[17]
  • House. 25 Wollaton Vale, Beeston. 1932-33[18]
  • Eight houses. Derby Road, Beeston. 1932-33[19]
  • Bungalow. 2 Coniston Road, Beeston. 1932-33[20]
  • Bungalow. 4 Coniston Road, Beeston. 1932-33[21]
  • Majestic Cinema, 21 Alexandra Road, Swadlincote 1933
  • Tudor Cinema, Grange Road, West Kirby, Merseyside 1933
  • Parade Super Cinema, Skegness, 1933[22]
  • Houses. 211 Derby Road, Beeston. 1933[23]
  • Eight houses. Derby Road, Beeston. 1933[24]
  • Four houses. Hillside Road, Beeston. 1933[25] (with Calvert and Jessop)
  • House. 104 Hillside Road, Beeston. 1933-34[26]
  • House. 20 Keswick Close, Bramcote. 1933-34[27]
  • Three houses. Derby Road, Beeston. 1934[28]
  • Houses. 24 Derby Road, Beeston. 1934[29]
  • King's Cinema, Outram Street/Forest Street, Sutton in Ashfield 1935
  • Regal Cinema, Parliament Street, Nottingham 1935
  • Byron Cinema, High Street/Duke Street, Hucknall 1936
  • Cinema, Nottingham Road, Basford 1936
  • Astoria Cinema, Derby Road, Lenton Abbey, Nottingham 1936
  • Two houses. High Road, Beeston. 1936-37[30]
  • House. 6 Coniston Road, Beeston. 1937[31]
  • House. 5 Coniston Road, Beeston. 1937[32]
  • Regal Cinema, West Street, Boston 1937[33]
  • Forum Cinema, Aspley Lane, Aspley, Nottingham 1937
  • Futurist Cinema, 551 Valley Road, Basford, Nottingham 1937
  • Savoy Cinema, Station Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield 1937
  • Savoy Cinema, Westlode Street, Spalding 1937
  • Six houses. 2-12 Grasmere Road, Beeston. 1937-38[34]
  • Windsor Cinema, Warmsworth Road/Oswin Avenue, Balby, Doncaster 1938[35]
  • Gloria Cinema, Nottingham Road and Meadow Lane, Derby 1938 (later the Ladbroke Film Centre)
  • House. 72 Beeston Fields Drive, Beeston. 1938-39[36]
  • Windsor Cinema, Hartley Road, Radford, Nottingham 1939
  • Astra Cinema, Wheatley, Doncaster 1939
  • State Cinema, Church Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1939
  • R. Cripps and Company Motor Showroom and Garage, Parliament Street/Barker Gate, Nottingham 1939[37]
  • Wood, Bastow and Company Factory, Nottingham Road, Selston 1939-40[38]

References

  1. ^ Brodie, Antonia (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914: Vol 2 (L-Z). Royal Institute of British Architects. p. 809. ISBN 082645514X.
  2. ^ "Obituaries". RIBA Journal. 41: 38. 1954.
  3. ^ "Notice is hereby given...". Nottingham Journal. England. 16 April 1927. Retrieved 4 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Nottingham architect, mason, dies". Nottingham Journal. England. 17 August 1953. Retrieved 17 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ Historic England, "10 Short Hill (1255167)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 3 March 2018
  7. ^ Harwood, Elain (1979). The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire. Yale University Press. p. 156. ISBN 0140710027.
  8. ^ "1235" (1937-1940) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/2. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  9. ^ "New Bank". Nottingham Journal. England. 18 February 1928. Retrieved 3 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "New City Cinema Opened". Nottingham Journal. England. 30 October 1928. Retrieved 3 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "311" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  12. ^ "505" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  13. ^ "298" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  14. ^ "300" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  15. ^ "302" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  16. ^ "NewSuper Cinema at Mansfield". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 4 August 1930. Retrieved 3 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "1477" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  18. ^ "1477" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  19. ^ "301" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  20. ^ "238" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  21. ^ "239" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  22. ^ "New Cinema at Skegness". Nottingham Journal. England. 19 December 1933. Retrieved 3 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  23. ^ "318" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  24. ^ "317" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  25. ^ "504" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  26. ^ "503" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  27. ^ "903" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  28. ^ "299" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  29. ^ "313" (1878-1937) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/1. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  30. ^ "1606" (1937-1940) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/2. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  31. ^ "1701" (1937-1940) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/2. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  32. ^ "1848" (1937-1940) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/2. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  33. ^ "Boston's New Super Cinema". Boston Guardian. England. 28 May 1937. Retrieved 3 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  34. ^ "1865" (1937-1940) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/2. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  35. ^ "New Balby Cinema". Nottingham Journal. England. 3 August 1938. Retrieved 3 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  36. ^ "2161" (1937-1940) [Building Plan Register]. District Council Records, File: DC/BS/4/2/2. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire Archives Office.
  37. ^ "Woolpack Lane Corner". Nottingham Journal. England. 29 March 1939. Retrieved 3 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  38. ^ "City Firm's Factory Enterprise at Snelston". Nottingham Journal. England. 29 December 1939. Retrieved 3 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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