Alfred John Cornelius [also known as A. J. Cornelius, and as Alfred Cornelius] was born in Teignmouth, Devon, England on 4 August 1876 and was articled to Samuel Segar (1854-1925) in Newton Abbot, Devon and commenced practice an independent architect in Truro, Cornwall in 1903. He was a Member of the Society of Architects (MSA) and admitted a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1925. He practised as an architect in Truro until at least the late 1930s. He died in Truro, Cornwall died on 24 August 1964.
Passmore Edwards Library and Technical School, Newton Abbot; Congregational Manse, Moretonhampstead; The Bay Hotel, Falmouth; Pentargen Boarding House, Falmouth; Reinforced Concrete Mill. Truro; addition to the Royal Cornwall Infirmary, Truro; the Grange, and Petherton; business premises. Cathedral Lane, Truro; renovation to St. Mary's Wesleyan Church, Truro; Freemasons' Lodge, Bodmin; Church Sunday School, Tresillian, Truro. [Source; Who's Who in Architecture 1914]
For an additional list of architectural projects by Alfred John Cornelius see Historic England [link below]
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