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Thomas Francis Tickner (1864-1924) was a British architect.

Early life

Thomas Francis Tickner was born in 1864.

Career

Tickner was an architect. He designed The Biggin Hall Hotel, a

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at 214 Binley Road,

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed ...

, CV3 1HG. It was built in 1921-23 for Marston, Thompson & Evershed, and was Grade II listed in 2015 by

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. He also designed the high Coventry War Memorial, the most prominent construction in War Memorial Park. It was finished in 1927.

Death

Tickner died in 1924.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tickner, TF 1864 births 1924 deaths Architects from Warwickshire Public house architects