Albert Thomas Butler (18 January 1872 – 6 March 1952) was a prolific

Black Country The Black Country is an area of the West Midlands county, England covering most of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall. Dudley and Tipton are generally considered to be the centre. It became industrialised during its ro ...

architect who worked from

Cradley Heath Cradley Heath is a town in the Rowley Regis area of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England approximately north-west of Halesowen, south of Dudley and west of central Birmingham. Cradley Heath is often confused with the ...

and, later, from

Dudley Dudley is a large market town and administrative centre in the county of West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically an exclave of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the ...

. Born in

Cradley, Worcestershire Cradley () is a village in the Black Country and Metropolitan Borough of Dudley near Halesowen and the banks of the River Stour. Colley Gate is the name of the short road in the centre of Cradley. It was part of the ancient parish of Halesowen ...

, his work included the extension to Cradley Heath Church of England Infants' School, the offices of James Grove at Halesowen, and the

Cradley Heath Workers' Institute The Cradley Heath Workers' Institute (Known locally as the 'Stute') was built between 1911 and 1912 in Lomey Town, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, England. It was built as a social centre for the people of Cradley Heath and surrounding areas withi ...

. He was also responsible for modifications to the

Guest Hospital The Guest Hospital is a hospital in Dudley, West Midlands, England, part of the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust History Victorian origins Situated in Tipton Road, Dudley the buildings were originally constructed as almshouses in 1849 by the Ea ...

. A T Butler also designed the 1931 extension to Halesowen Grammar School built by Alfred Simmonds a subsidiary company of John Bowen & Sons the Birmingham builders.

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1872 births 1952 deaths Architects from Worcestershire People from Dudley {{England-architect-stub