Ernest Vale Collier (1859–1932)
Carmarthenshire Museums Service Collection
Ernest John Vale Collier [also known as Ernest J. V. Collier; and as Ernest Vale Collier] was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England in 1859. He was articled to John Colson (c.1819-1895) and afterwards remained as his assistant. By 1891 he had moved to Carmathan, Carmarthenshire, Wales where he was in practice as an architect. He was a Member of the Society of Architects (MSA) and in 1925 was admitted a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA). Architectural works by E.J.V. Collier: additions and new chapel to the Joint Counties Asylum, Carmarthen, 1887-1900; extensions, laboratories and examination hall at the Training College, Carmarthen, 1906-10; West Wales Sanatorium, Llanybyther, 1907; new wards and nurses' hostel at the Carmarthenshire Infirmary, 1921; additions, gardens, garages, etc.
In addition to his work as an architect, Collier was a watercolour artist. Although there is no evidence that he exhibited, a number of examples of his paintings are in the Carmarthenshire Museums Service Collection.
His address was given as 4 Quay Street, Carmarthen, Wales in 1896 and 1932; and 22 Picton Place Carmarthen in 1901 and 1911. He died in Carmarthen in 1932.
Text source: Art History Research net (AHR net)
Text source: Art History Research net (AHR net)
