Thomas Fuller (architect)
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Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect
.
He was born in Bath, Somerset (England), where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London
he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua
, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral
before emigrating to Canada in 1857. Settling in Toronto
, he formed a partnership with Chilion Jones
with Fuller responsible for design work. The company first won the contract to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields.
In 1859, The Legislative Assembly in Ottawa voted the sum of £75,000 for the erection of a "Parliament House" and offered a premium of $1000 for the best design within that budget. The winning bid was made by Fuller and Jones for a neo-gothic design. The principal architects until its completion in 1866 were Thomas Fuller and Charles Baillairge
. In Hand Book to the Parliamentary and Departmental Buildings, Canada (1867), Joseph Bureau wrotes, "The corner stone was laid with great ceremony by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in September, 1860, on which occasion the rejoicings partook of the nature of the place, the lumber arches and men being a novelty to most of its visitors, bullocks and sheep were roasted whole upon the government ground and all comers were feasted."
In 1867 he won the contract to build the New York State Capitol
building in Albany, New York
, and spent the next several years in the United States
. The project ran into severe cost overruns, and an inquiry blamed Fuller. Fuller thus returned to Canada, and unable to work in the more lucrative private sector, in 1881 became Chief Dominion Architect, replacing Thomas Seaton Scott
. In this capacity, which he held until 1896, he played a role in the design and construction of every major federal building.
On his death in 1898, Thomas Fuller was interred in the Beechwood Cemetery
in Ottawa. His son Thomas Fuller II also became a prominent Canadian architect.
Several of his buildings in Bath have been threatened with demolition and other impressive works, such as his Bradford-on-Avon Town Hall, have been converted into other uses (the Town Hall is now the R.C. Church of St Thomas More
).
In 2002, the Thomas Fuller Construction Company, founded by Fuller's grandson Thomas G. Fuller and now operated by his great-grandsons, was awarded a contract to renovate the Library of Parliament
in Ottawa which he originally designed http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=1384905&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=37&Ses=1#Int-118576.
Thomas Fuller (March 8, 1823 – September 28, 1898) was a Canadian architect
.
He was born in Bath, Somerset (England), where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London
he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua
, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral
before emigrating to Canada in 1857. Settling in Toronto
, he formed a partnership with Chilion Jones
with Fuller responsible for design work. The company first won the contract to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields.
In 1859, The Legislative Assembly in Ottawa voted the sum of £75,000 for the erection of a "Parliament House" and offered a premium of $1000 for the best design within that budget. The winning bid was made by Fuller and Jones for a neo-gothic design. The principal architects until its completion in 1866 were Thomas Fuller and Charles Baillairge
. In Hand Book to the Parliamentary and Departmental Buildings, Canada (1867), Joseph Bureau wrotes, "The corner stone was laid with great ceremony by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in September, 1860, on which occasion the rejoicings partook of the nature of the place, the lumber arches and men being a novelty to most of its visitors, bullocks and sheep were roasted whole upon the government ground and all comers were feasted."
In 1867 he won the contract to build the New York State Capitol
building in Albany, New York
, and spent the next several years in the United States
. The project ran into severe cost overruns, and an inquiry blamed Fuller. Fuller thus returned to Canada, and unable to work in the more lucrative private sector, in 1881 became Chief Dominion Architect, replacing Thomas Seaton Scott
. In this capacity, which he held until 1896, he played a role in the design and construction of every major federal building.
On his death in 1898, Thomas Fuller was interred in the Beechwood Cemetery
in Ottawa. His son Thomas Fuller II also became a prominent Canadian architect.
Several of his buildings in Bath have been threatened with demolition and other impressive works, such as his Bradford-on-Avon Town Hall, have been converted into other uses (the Town Hall is now the R.C. Church of St Thomas More
).
In 2002, the Thomas Fuller Construction Company, founded by Fuller's grandson Thomas G. Fuller and now operated by his great-grandsons, was awarded a contract to renovate the Library of Parliament
in Ottawa which he originally designed http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=1384905&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=37&Ses=1#Int-118576.
Thomas Fuller (March 8, 1823 – September 28, 1898) was a Canadian architect
.
He was born in Bath, Somerset (England), where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London
he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua
, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral
before emigrating to Canada in 1857. Settling in Toronto
, he formed a partnership with Chilion Jones
with Fuller responsible for design work. The company first won the contract to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields.
In 1859, The Legislative Assembly in Ottawa voted the sum of £75,000 for the erection of a "Parliament House" and offered a premium of $1000 for the best design within that budget. The winning bid was made by Fuller and Jones for a neo-gothic design. The principal architects until its completion in 1866 were Thomas Fuller and Charles Baillairge
. In Hand Book to the Parliamentary and Departmental Buildings, Canada (1867), Joseph Bureau wrotes, "The corner stone was laid with great ceremony by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in September, 1860, on which occasion the rejoicings partook of the nature of the place, the lumber arches and men being a novelty to most of its visitors, bullocks and sheep were roasted whole upon the government ground and all comers were feasted."
In 1867 he won the contract to build the New York State Capitol
building in Albany, New York
, and spent the next several years in the United States
. The project ran into severe cost overruns, and an inquiry blamed Fuller. Fuller thus returned to Canada, and unable to work in the more lucrative private sector, in 1881 became Chief Dominion Architect, replacing Thomas Seaton Scott
. In this capacity, which he held until 1896, he played a role in the design and construction of every major federal building.
On his death in 1898, Thomas Fuller was interred in the Beechwood Cemetery
in Ottawa. His son Thomas Fuller II also became a prominent Canadian architect.
Several of his buildings in Bath have been threatened with demolition and other impressive works, such as his Bradford-on-Avon Town Hall, have been converted into other uses (the Town Hall is now the R.C. Church of St Thomas More
).
In 2002, the Thomas Fuller Construction Company, founded by Fuller's grandson Thomas G. Fuller and now operated by his great-grandsons, was awarded a contract to renovate the Library of Parliament
in Ottawa which he originally designed http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=1384905&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=37&Ses=1#Int-118576.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
.
He was born in Bath, Somerset (England), where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua
Antigua
Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...
, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
before emigrating to Canada in 1857. Settling in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, he formed a partnership with Chilion Jones
Chilion Jones
Chilion Jones was the business partner of architect Thomas Fuller in nineteenth-century Canada. They formed their partnership in the 1850s, together winning the contracts to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields in Toronto and the neo-gothic Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.Chilion Jones...
with Fuller responsible for design work. The company first won the contract to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields.
In 1859, The Legislative Assembly in Ottawa voted the sum of £75,000 for the erection of a "Parliament House" and offered a premium of $1000 for the best design within that budget. The winning bid was made by Fuller and Jones for a neo-gothic design. The principal architects until its completion in 1866 were Thomas Fuller and Charles Baillairge
Charles Baillairgé
Charles Baillairgé was an architect, land surveyor, civil engineer, and an author.He was from a long line of sculptors, painters, and architects that began with his great grandfather, Jean Baillairgé....
. In Hand Book to the Parliamentary and Departmental Buildings, Canada (1867), Joseph Bureau wrotes, "The corner stone was laid with great ceremony by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in September, 1860, on which occasion the rejoicings partook of the nature of the place, the lumber arches and men being a novelty to most of its visitors, bullocks and sheep were roasted whole upon the government ground and all comers were feasted."
In 1867 he won the contract to build the New York State Capitol
New York State Capitol
The New York State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of New York. Housing the New York State Legislature, it is located in the state capital city Albany, on State Street in Capitol Park. The building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million , was the most expensive government...
building in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, and spent the next several years in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The project ran into severe cost overruns, and an inquiry blamed Fuller. Fuller thus returned to Canada, and unable to work in the more lucrative private sector, in 1881 became Chief Dominion Architect, replacing Thomas Seaton Scott
Thomas Seaton Scott
Thomas Seaton Scott was a Canadian architect. Born in Birkenhead, England he immigrated to Canada as a young man first settling in Montreal...
. In this capacity, which he held until 1896, he played a role in the design and construction of every major federal building.
Works
| Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Stephen in-the-Fields Anglican Church, | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Kensington Market Kensington Market Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington... , Toronto, Ontario |
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| Canada's Parliament Buildings | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Chilion Jones Chilion Jones Chilion Jones was the business partner of architect Thomas Fuller in nineteenth-century Canada. They formed their partnership in the 1850s, together winning the contracts to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields in Toronto and the neo-gothic Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.Chilion Jones... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Ottawa, Ontario |  |
| post office | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Almonte, Ontario Almonte, Ontario Almonte is a Canadian exurb and former mill town located in Lanark County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. Formerly a separate municipality, Almonte is now a ward of the town of Mississippi Mills, which was created on January 1, 1998 by the merging of Almonte with Ramsay and... |
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| Royal Military College of Canada Royal Military College of Canada The Royal Military College of Canada, RMC, or RMCC , is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC was established in 1876. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers... Administration Building, former Hospital, Building R55 |
1887 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... 1887 |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post... |
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| Old Post Office building | 1886 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Galt, Cambridge, Ontario | |
| Halifax Armoury | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Cornwallis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia |  |
| Library of Parliament Library of Parliament The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada... , |
1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Langevin block, Parliament Hill | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario |  |
| House of Parliament | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Armouries Toronto | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Toronto, Ontario | |
| Bras d'Or Lakes & Watershed Interpretive Centre; Grosvenor Hall; former Post Office and Customs House | 1887 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
On his death in 1898, Thomas Fuller was interred in the Beechwood Cemetery
Beechwood Cemetery
Beechwood Cemetery is the National Cemetery of Canada. Because it is located in Ottawa, Ontario, the nation's capital, it is the burial site for a number of statesmen as well as a large number of mayors of the city. A woodland cemetery founded in 1873, it is 160 acres and is the largest cemetery...
in Ottawa. His son Thomas Fuller II also became a prominent Canadian architect.
Several of his buildings in Bath have been threatened with demolition and other impressive works, such as his Bradford-on-Avon Town Hall, have been converted into other uses (the Town Hall is now the R.C. Church of St Thomas More
St Thomas More, Bradford-on-Avon
Located near the historic Town Bridge and opposite the Swan Hotel and the Dandy Lion Pub, the Catholic Church of St. Thomas More is a large and impressive structure. It was designed as the small town's town hall and incorporated a police department on its first floor and several other municipal...
).
In 2002, the Thomas Fuller Construction Company, founded by Fuller's grandson Thomas G. Fuller and now operated by his great-grandsons, was awarded a contract to renovate the Library of Parliament
Library of Parliament
The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
in Ottawa which he originally designed http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=1384905&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=37&Ses=1#Int-118576.
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Thomas Fuller biography from St. Stephen-in-the-Fields
Thomas Fuller (March 8, 1823 – September 28, 1898) was a Canadian architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
.
He was born in Bath, Somerset (England), where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua
Antigua
Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...
, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
before emigrating to Canada in 1857. Settling in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, he formed a partnership with Chilion Jones
Chilion Jones
Chilion Jones was the business partner of architect Thomas Fuller in nineteenth-century Canada. They formed their partnership in the 1850s, together winning the contracts to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields in Toronto and the neo-gothic Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.Chilion Jones...
with Fuller responsible for design work. The company first won the contract to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields.
In 1859, The Legislative Assembly in Ottawa voted the sum of £75,000 for the erection of a "Parliament House" and offered a premium of $1000 for the best design within that budget. The winning bid was made by Fuller and Jones for a neo-gothic design. The principal architects until its completion in 1866 were Thomas Fuller and Charles Baillairge
Charles Baillairgé
Charles Baillairgé was an architect, land surveyor, civil engineer, and an author.He was from a long line of sculptors, painters, and architects that began with his great grandfather, Jean Baillairgé....
. In Hand Book to the Parliamentary and Departmental Buildings, Canada (1867), Joseph Bureau wrotes, "The corner stone was laid with great ceremony by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in September, 1860, on which occasion the rejoicings partook of the nature of the place, the lumber arches and men being a novelty to most of its visitors, bullocks and sheep were roasted whole upon the government ground and all comers were feasted."
In 1867 he won the contract to build the New York State Capitol
New York State Capitol
The New York State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of New York. Housing the New York State Legislature, it is located in the state capital city Albany, on State Street in Capitol Park. The building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million , was the most expensive government...
building in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, and spent the next several years in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The project ran into severe cost overruns, and an inquiry blamed Fuller. Fuller thus returned to Canada, and unable to work in the more lucrative private sector, in 1881 became Chief Dominion Architect, replacing Thomas Seaton Scott
Thomas Seaton Scott
Thomas Seaton Scott was a Canadian architect. Born in Birkenhead, England he immigrated to Canada as a young man first settling in Montreal...
. In this capacity, which he held until 1896, he played a role in the design and construction of every major federal building.
Works
| Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Stephen in-the-Fields Anglican Church, | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Kensington Market Kensington Market Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington... , Toronto, Ontario |
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| Canada's Parliament Buildings | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Chilion Jones Chilion Jones Chilion Jones was the business partner of architect Thomas Fuller in nineteenth-century Canada. They formed their partnership in the 1850s, together winning the contracts to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields in Toronto and the neo-gothic Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.Chilion Jones... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Ottawa, Ontario | |
| post office | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Almonte, Ontario Almonte, Ontario Almonte is a Canadian exurb and former mill town located in Lanark County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. Formerly a separate municipality, Almonte is now a ward of the town of Mississippi Mills, which was created on January 1, 1998 by the merging of Almonte with Ramsay and... |
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| Royal Military College of Canada Royal Military College of Canada The Royal Military College of Canada, RMC, or RMCC , is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC was established in 1876. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers... Administration Building, former Hospital, Building R55 |
1887 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... 1887 |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post... |
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| Old Post Office building | 1886 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Galt, Cambridge, Ontario | |
| Halifax Armoury | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Cornwallis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Library of Parliament Library of Parliament The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada... , |
1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Langevin block, Parliament Hill | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario | |
| House of Parliament | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Armouries Toronto | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Toronto, Ontario | |
| Bras d'Or Lakes & Watershed Interpretive Centre; Grosvenor Hall; former Post Office and Customs House | 1887 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
On his death in 1898, Thomas Fuller was interred in the Beechwood Cemetery
Beechwood Cemetery
Beechwood Cemetery is the National Cemetery of Canada. Because it is located in Ottawa, Ontario, the nation's capital, it is the burial site for a number of statesmen as well as a large number of mayors of the city. A woodland cemetery founded in 1873, it is 160 acres and is the largest cemetery...
in Ottawa. His son Thomas Fuller II also became a prominent Canadian architect.
Several of his buildings in Bath have been threatened with demolition and other impressive works, such as his Bradford-on-Avon Town Hall, have been converted into other uses (the Town Hall is now the R.C. Church of St Thomas More
St Thomas More, Bradford-on-Avon
Located near the historic Town Bridge and opposite the Swan Hotel and the Dandy Lion Pub, the Catholic Church of St. Thomas More is a large and impressive structure. It was designed as the small town's town hall and incorporated a police department on its first floor and several other municipal...
).
In 2002, the Thomas Fuller Construction Company, founded by Fuller's grandson Thomas G. Fuller and now operated by his great-grandsons, was awarded a contract to renovate the Library of Parliament
Library of Parliament
The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
in Ottawa which he originally designed http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=1384905&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=37&Ses=1#Int-118576.
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Thomas Fuller biography from St. Stephen-in-the-Fields
Thomas Fuller (March 8, 1823 – September 28, 1898) was a Canadian architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
.
He was born in Bath, Somerset (England), where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua
Antigua
Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...
, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
before emigrating to Canada in 1857. Settling in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, he formed a partnership with Chilion Jones
Chilion Jones
Chilion Jones was the business partner of architect Thomas Fuller in nineteenth-century Canada. They formed their partnership in the 1850s, together winning the contracts to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields in Toronto and the neo-gothic Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.Chilion Jones...
with Fuller responsible for design work. The company first won the contract to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields.
In 1859, The Legislative Assembly in Ottawa voted the sum of £75,000 for the erection of a "Parliament House" and offered a premium of $1000 for the best design within that budget. The winning bid was made by Fuller and Jones for a neo-gothic design. The principal architects until its completion in 1866 were Thomas Fuller and Charles Baillairge
Charles Baillairgé
Charles Baillairgé was an architect, land surveyor, civil engineer, and an author.He was from a long line of sculptors, painters, and architects that began with his great grandfather, Jean Baillairgé....
. In Hand Book to the Parliamentary and Departmental Buildings, Canada (1867), Joseph Bureau wrotes, "The corner stone was laid with great ceremony by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in September, 1860, on which occasion the rejoicings partook of the nature of the place, the lumber arches and men being a novelty to most of its visitors, bullocks and sheep were roasted whole upon the government ground and all comers were feasted."
In 1867 he won the contract to build the New York State Capitol
New York State Capitol
The New York State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of New York. Housing the New York State Legislature, it is located in the state capital city Albany, on State Street in Capitol Park. The building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million , was the most expensive government...
building in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, and spent the next several years in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The project ran into severe cost overruns, and an inquiry blamed Fuller. Fuller thus returned to Canada, and unable to work in the more lucrative private sector, in 1881 became Chief Dominion Architect, replacing Thomas Seaton Scott
Thomas Seaton Scott
Thomas Seaton Scott was a Canadian architect. Born in Birkenhead, England he immigrated to Canada as a young man first settling in Montreal...
. In this capacity, which he held until 1896, he played a role in the design and construction of every major federal building.
Works
| Building | Year Completed | Builder | Style | Location | Image |
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| St. Stephen in-the-Fields Anglican Church, | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Kensington Market Kensington Market Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington... , Toronto, Ontario |
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| Canada's Parliament Buildings | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Chilion Jones Chilion Jones Chilion Jones was the business partner of architect Thomas Fuller in nineteenth-century Canada. They formed their partnership in the 1850s, together winning the contracts to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields in Toronto and the neo-gothic Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.Chilion Jones... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Ottawa, Ontario | |
| post office | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Almonte, Ontario Almonte, Ontario Almonte is a Canadian exurb and former mill town located in Lanark County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. Formerly a separate municipality, Almonte is now a ward of the town of Mississippi Mills, which was created on January 1, 1998 by the merging of Almonte with Ramsay and... |
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| Royal Military College of Canada Royal Military College of Canada The Royal Military College of Canada, RMC, or RMCC , is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC was established in 1876. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers... Administration Building, former Hospital, Building R55 |
1887 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... 1887 |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post... |
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| Old Post Office building | 1886 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Galt, Cambridge, Ontario | |
| Halifax Armoury | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Cornwallis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Library of Parliament Library of Parliament The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada... , |
1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Langevin block, Parliament Hill | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario | |
| House of Parliament | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Armouries Toronto | 1858 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... and Henry Langley Henry Langley Henry Langley was an English clergyman and academic, intruded Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist tutor.-Life:He was son of Thomas Langley, a shoemaker, of Abingdon, Berkshire... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Toronto, Ontario | |
| Bras d'Or Lakes & Watershed Interpretive Centre; Grosvenor Hall; former Post Office and Customs House | 1887 | Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... |
Neo-Gothic style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... |
Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
On his death in 1898, Thomas Fuller was interred in the Beechwood Cemetery
Beechwood Cemetery
Beechwood Cemetery is the National Cemetery of Canada. Because it is located in Ottawa, Ontario, the nation's capital, it is the burial site for a number of statesmen as well as a large number of mayors of the city. A woodland cemetery founded in 1873, it is 160 acres and is the largest cemetery...
in Ottawa. His son Thomas Fuller II also became a prominent Canadian architect.
Several of his buildings in Bath have been threatened with demolition and other impressive works, such as his Bradford-on-Avon Town Hall, have been converted into other uses (the Town Hall is now the R.C. Church of St Thomas More
St Thomas More, Bradford-on-Avon
Located near the historic Town Bridge and opposite the Swan Hotel and the Dandy Lion Pub, the Catholic Church of St. Thomas More is a large and impressive structure. It was designed as the small town's town hall and incorporated a police department on its first floor and several other municipal...
).
In 2002, the Thomas Fuller Construction Company, founded by Fuller's grandson Thomas G. Fuller and now operated by his great-grandsons, was awarded a contract to renovate the Library of Parliament
Library of Parliament
The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
in Ottawa which he originally designed http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=1384905&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=37&Ses=1#Int-118576.