A fascination in history and buildings began in Tom's childhood and whilst he flirted with the idea of pursuing a career in architecture, he ended up training in surveying and presently works in heritage planning consultancy. A favoured aspect of his profession is architectural research and in discovering the buildings and careers of often long forgotten architects.
Back in 2012, Tom started genealogical research into his paternal family and unbeknownst discovered that his x4 great-grandfather - Henry Rumley (1792-1855) - was an architect in Bristol. He found that there was little available biographical information on his ancestor but in recent years he has been able to expand on this and uncovered useful information on Henry's architectural practice, social achievements and rediscovered several buildings by his hand.
The repercussions of Covid-19 led Tom to be furloughed for a time and during this hiatus he chose to research the lives and careers of architects who were contemporaries of his ancestor but more importantly helped create some of Bristol's most valued nineteenth century buildings.
Back in 2012, Tom started genealogical research into his paternal family and unbeknownst discovered that his x4 great-grandfather - Henry Rumley (1792-1855) - was an architect in Bristol. He found that there was little available biographical information on his ancestor but in recent years he has been able to expand on this and uncovered useful information on Henry's architectural practice, social achievements and rediscovered several buildings by his hand.
The repercussions of Covid-19 led Tom to be furloughed for a time and during this hiatus he chose to research the lives and careers of architects who were contemporaries of his ancestor but more importantly helped create some of Bristol's most valued nineteenth century buildings.
