William Frame
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Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay, Frame's masterpiece
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| Born | 1848 Melksham, Wiltshire |
| Died | April 1906 |
| Nationality | English |
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William Frame was an English architect.[1] He came from Melksham, Wiltshire,[2] and was articled firstly to William Smith of Trowbridge,[1] he then became assistant to John Prichard of Llandaff.[1] In 1868, he entered the office of William Burges and worked with Burges at Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch.[1] Following Burges's death in 1881, Frame remained in the service of John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute and continued Burges's work at both castles, as well as designing the grade I listed Pierhead Building in the docks built by Bute's father. During these years he won the Royal Academy's gold medal and the Soane Medallion.[1]
He died in April 1906, his latter years marred by alcoholism.[1]
Footnotes
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- ↑ The Pierhead Building, by William Frame, VictoriaWeb.org. Retrieved 26 january 2014.
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