Ronald Hubert Sims
Ronald Hubert Sims was a British architect and artist. Influential in the Bournemouth area, he is best known for designing the Punshon Memorial Church which earned him the R.I.B.A. bronze medal in 1958. The church was demolished in 2015. In the 1960s, he designed the Broadmead Baptist Church in Bristol - it remains standing and is a fine example of Brutalist architecture.
As well as his practical architectural work, he also spent a number of years teaching as a Professor of Architecture in Lincoln, Nebraska; Austin, Texas; and Waterloo, Ontario.
Early and personal life
Sims was born in Christchurch, then in Hampshire. He married Hazel Sheppard in 1952.Examples of Sims's architecture
- Wallisdown Methodist Church ;
- Punshon Memorial Methodist Church, Bournemouth ;
- Manor Road flats, Boscombe ;
- Lakeside Restaurant, Poole Park ;
- Broadmead Baptist Church, Broadmead.