Thomas Nicholls | |
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Born |
c. 1825
Westminster, London |
Died | 24 March 1896
Clapham, London |
Nationality | English |
Notable work |
Thomas Nicholls ( c. 1825 – 24 March 1896) was an English sculptor. [1]
Nicholls was born in Westminster, London around the year 1825. [1] In 1858, he began a long partnership with the architect William Burges, [2] [3] beginning with Burges's commission for the embellishment of Gayhurst House in Buckinghamshire for Lord Carrington. [4] Nicholls went on to assist Burges in his first major commission, Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork [5] subsequently following him to Cardiff, working on both Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch, the fantasy palaces Burges constructed for John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute. [6] [7]
Nicholls had two sons who followed him as sculptors, Thomas O. Nicholls (born c.1863) and Edward W. Nicholls (born c.1867). [1] Nicholls died at Clapham in 1896. [1]