Jacob Herbert Jones [also known as J. Herbert Jones] was born in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales in 1883 and was articled to J. P. Jones & Rowlands in Swansea. He also attended Swansea Technical college and various art schools. He commenced independent practice as an architect in Swansea in 1908. From 1908 he was in partnership with Charles Samuel Thomas (1874-1935) and Kildare Stucley Meager (1894-1964) in the architectural firm C. S. Thomas, Meager & Jones in Swansea. By 1926 Meager was no longer a partner and the firm had been renamed C. S. Thomas and Herbert Jones. Jones was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1925.
Jones's address was given as Salisbury Chambers, 6 Priorton Terrace, Swansea in 1914; 15 Wind Street, Swansea in 1914 and 1926; and 6 Beechwood Road, Uplands, Swansea in 1951. He died on 23 August 1951.
"Castle" Cinematograph Theatre, Swansea; " Heddfan", Coedsaeson, Swansea; various warehouses and business premises; post office at Pontardawe; Ragged Schools, Swansea; Houses at Sketty and Caswell Bay, Glam.; Ystalyfera Vicarage; and other domestic work in Swansea and neighbourhood. Offices, bank, warehouses, shops, etc, in various parts of Swansea. Baptist Chapels at Sketty (Glam.), and Manselton, Swansea; Congregational Chapel at Gondros, Swansea. Castle Cinema, Swansea; War memorial at Fforestfach, Swansea; church hall, Woking; St. Nicholas Church, Swansea; chapel at Cwmtwrch
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