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Alfred William Stephens CrossAlfred Cross (1858–1932) won more than twenty-six national competitions and achieved a considerable reputation for designing municipal buildings. He designed numerous public baths, public libraries, schools and laboratories: baths at Dulwich, Hoxton and Hampstead, the Technical College at Manchester (1890), schools at Poplar, Finchley, Kentish Town and Gospel Oak, the Gosport Free Library, Hampshire (1900), the restoration of Shoreditch Town Hall after a fire (1906) and additions to St John's College, Cambridge. He was first articled to his father's practice, Cross and Wells, in Hastings and London starting his own firm in Weston-Super-Mare in 1882. From 1889 he was a partner of Henry Spalding in London for ten years until 1899 when he set up on his own once again.  Front elevation of the building. In 1905 Cross submitted two alternative designs for the proposed new chemical laboratories. Scheme A was approved at a special meeting of the College Council at 3pm Friday 28th April to endorse the recommendations made earlier that day of the special committee appointed to consider and report upon the designs for the new laboratories. With David Davies in the chair, Sir John Williams, D.C. Roberts and Principal T.F. Roberts considered designs submitted by W.C. Marshall and Alfred Cross and were unanimously in favour of Cross' proposals. H. Willcock & Co. of Wolverhampton were contracted to build the laboratories and its interior fittings under the supervision of the architect. The eventual cost of £23,000 was met in total by the Davies family.  A.W.S. Cross F.R.I.B.A. 46 New Bond Street W. From one of the plans of the building.  About Us | Acquisitions Policy | Acquisitions Policy - Graphic Art | Acquisitions Policy—Studio Ceramics | Our Ceramics | About our Collections | The Davies Sisters | The Davies Sisters | Edward Davies Building — The Opening in 1907 | Edward Davies Building | Edward Davies | Edward Davies Building - Elvet Lewis | Edward Davies Building - The Chemical Laboratories | Edward Davies Building — The School of Art | Edward Davies Building | The Gallery of Crafts 1918–1935 | The General Museum 1876–1929 | History of the University Museum and Galleries | Learning Policy | About us Main Page | Mission Statement | Publications | Staff | Thomas Jones | Valerius de Saedeleer Aboutus |
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