About R.W.H. Jones
Lived 1900 – 1965. R.W.H. Jones was an architect.
Richard William Herbert Jones (1900–1965) commonly referred to as R. W. H. Jones, was a British architect who designed the lido and the Grand Ocean Hotel, both in Saltdean, Sussex, England. Both buildings were designed in the Modernist style.
Building magazine described Saltdean Lido as "one of the really first-class designs of its type in the country".
Jones' Ocean Hotel in Saltdean opened in July 1938 and has been likened to a "modern ocean liner run aground".
In addition, he was responsible for the design of residential properties in Saltdean including:
Teynham House, Chichester Road East Curzon House, Chichester Road East Marine View, Marine Drive The Mount Estate, Saltdean
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Who was R.W.H. Jones?
British architect
When was R.W.H. Jones born?
R.W.H. Jones was born in 1900.
When did R.W.H. Jones die?
R.W.H. Jones died in 1965.
What was R.W.H. Jones's occupation?
R.W.H. Jones was an architect.
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