Architect. Born in Dublin. He moved to London and established his own practice in 1886. His works include hospitals, schools, and thirteen stations for the City and Southwark Subway (now the Northern Line).
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Thomas Phillips Figgis
Identical plaques are on both northbound and southbound platforms of the Nort...
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Thomas Phillips Figgis
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Person, Architecture, Sculpture, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Poland
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