1920
The Practice became Willink & Dod
Harold Dod joined Willink & Thicknesse in 1912 as an assistant Architect, in 1914 he was commissioned in the King’s Regiment with the infantry service in France. He returned to Liverpool and rejoined Willink and Thicknesse in their new offices in the Cunard Building. In 1920 on the death of Philip Thicknesse he was invited to partnership with Willink and the practice changed to Willink Dod.
In February 1921 Willink presented a paper on the Cunard Building to the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. In his proposal of the vote of thanks Professor S. D. Adshead described it as ‘one of the finest buildings erected in this country for many years. It is an instance of a building of extraordinary scientific attainment combined with the highest artistic quality’.
