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Roderick Thomas Mathieson Ham (born September 1925) is a retired British architect, principally of theatres, who often worked with George Finch. He designed the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, and the Thorndike Theatre in Leatherhead.[1]

In World War II, he served in the British Army, rising to Second Lieutenant.[2]

Ham designed the Thorndike Theatre in Leatherhead within the shell of the disused 1930s Crescent Cinema, which opened in 1969.[3][4]

Ham designed the Derby Playhouse, which opened in 1975.[4]

Ham designed the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, which was built from 1977 to 1979.

In 1955, he married Cara P. Aldridge.[5]

References

  1. ^ http://www.c20society.org.uk/botm/thorndike-theatre-leatherhead/
  2. ^ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37134/supplement/3173/data.pdf
  3. ^ http://www.c20society.org.uk/botm/thorndike-theatre-leatherhead/
  4. ^ a b Alistair Fair (3 March 2016). Setting the Scene: Perspectives on Twentieth-Century Theatre Architecture. Routledge. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-317-05692-8.
  5. ^ Familysearch.org https://familysearch.org. Retrieved 14 December 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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