Alwyn Gwilym Sheppard Fidler was born in Holywell, Flintshire on 8 May 1909. His father, William Ernest Fidler was a schoolteacher and his mother was Phoebe Maud, née Williams. He attended Holywell grammar school as a child. In 1927 he studied architecture under Charles Reilly and Patrick Abercrombie at the University of Liverpool.[1]
By 1937, Fidler had become chief architect to the Land Settlement Association, supported by the Carnegie Trust, designed to resettle the workers who had become unemployed when industry had taken a downturn. The following year he moved to be chief architect for Barclay's Bank.[1]
After the outbreak of World War II, Fidler joined Ministry of Home Security, where he served as a senior technical intelligence officer. He remained with the ministry until 1946. After leaving he became the chief architect for CrawleyNew Town.[1]
In 1952, Fidler became the first City Architect of Birmingham, where he remained until 1964. He then set up his own practice, where he remained until 1974.[1]
