Alfred Champney Bothams was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England in 1861 and was articled to his father John Champney Bothams (1822-1903) in Salisbury. Bothams senior was a civil engineer and the City Surveyor for Salisbury. Bothams junior commenced independent practice in Salisbury in 1884. In 1908 he was appointed City Surveyor for Salisbury. He was admitted a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA) in 1925. In c.1930 he was in partnership with Bernard Owen Brown. He died in Amesbury, Wiltshire in 1931.
Salisbury Baths and Steam Laundry; boot factory, Salisbury (1892-93): "The Grange". St. Mark's Avenue, Salisbury; and other residences; Carnegie Public Library, Salisbury (1904); Pumping Station, Wyndham Road, Salisbury; Sewage Disposal Works, Salisbury; Milk Depot, Sturminster Newton, Dorse
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001