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Ronald Sims

1926 – 2007

English ecclesiastical architect

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About Ronald Sims

Lived 1926 – 2007 (aged 80–81). Ronald Sims was a British and American architect.

Ronald George Sims (November 1926–November 2007) was a distinguished ecclesiastical architect who redesigned many English church interiors. His style combined modernism with a respect for tradition and particularly the Arts and Crafts movement. He graduated in 1952, when he joined the practice of George Pace, the ecclesiastical architect based in York. In 1975 he inherited the practice after Pace died.

He designed the Chapter House at Southwark Cathedral and the interior of St Mary's in Putney which had been completely gutted by fire. He similarly transformed Heslington Church near the University of York.

His work was recognised in 1999 when the Archbishop of Canterbury (then George Carey) awarded him a Lambeth Degree for his contribution to Church building.

Ecclesiastical buildings restored by Sims

St. Mary's Church, Clifton (between 1969 and 1979) St. Mary's, South Hylton (1970) St John's Goole (1980) St. Mary's Church, Putney (1983) St Peter's - Hoyland (1991) St Elphin's Church, Warrington (1999) Southwark Cathedral (Chapter house, 1989)

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Born
1926
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Died
2007
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Ronald George Sims

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Who was Ronald Sims?

English ecclesiastical architect

When was Ronald Sims born?

Ronald Sims was born in 1926.

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Ronald Sims died in 2007.

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Ronald Sims was an architect.

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Ronald Sims was British and American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ronald Sims

· Wikidata: Q7365284

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