Septimus Warwick

Septimus Warwick
Septimus Warwick
	Portrait by Swaine. Credit: Wellcome Library
Born	1881
Died	October 27, 1953 (aged 71–72); London
Nationality	British
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Lambeth Town Hall, Wellcome Library

Septimus Warwick (1881-1953) was a British architect who started his career as a designer of town halls in a partnership with H. Austen Hall[1].

Lambeth Town Hall, 2015

Warwick designed Lambeth Town Hall on Brixton Hill and Acre Lane, Brixton, London SW2, a Grade II listed building, built in 1908.[2] He also designed the Holborn Town Hall (1906) and the Shire Hall in Reading (1909). Warwick moved to Canada in 1913, where he initially worked with Frank Simon on the Legislative Buildings at Winnipeg, Manitoba. Subsequently he designed a number of building for clients in Montreal. He returned to England in 1920.[3]

At the end of the twenties, he was contracted by Sir Henry Wellcome to design his new Wellcome Research Institution, now the Wellcome Library on Euston Road[4].

Notable buildings

Lambeth Town Hall, London (1908)
Old Shire Hall, Reading (1911)
Canada House, London (1925 renovations)
Wellcome Library

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References

Symons, John (1987). "Sir Henry Wellcome and THE WELLCOME BUILDING". The Thirties Society Journal. The Twentieth Century Society (6): 8–15. JSTOR 41859260.
Historic England. "Lambeth Town Hall (1080534)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
"Warwick, Septimus | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada". Dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
Symons, John (1987). "Sir Henry Wellcome and THE WELLCOME BUILDING". The Thirties Society Journal. The Twentieth Century Society (6): 8–15. JSTOR 41859260.

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[1] Symons, John (1987). "Sir Henry Wellcome and THE WELLCOME BUILDING". The Thirties Society Journal. The Twentieth Century Society (6): 8–15. JSTOR 41859260.

[NHLE-2] Historic England. "Lambeth Town Hall (1080534)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[3] "Warwick, Septimus | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada". Dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org. Retrieved 2017-03-30.

[4] Symons, John (1987). "Sir Henry Wellcome and THE WELLCOME BUILDING". The Thirties Society Journal. The Twentieth Century Society (6): 8–15. JSTOR 41859260.