Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Swash & Bain | | Designation: | | | Born: | c. 1893 | | Died: | 1905 | | Bio Notes: | John Bain was born in 1868. He was articled to William Lawrie of Matthews & Lawrie in Inverness from 1883, remaining there after the firm was taken over by John Hinton Gall in 1887. During that time he studied at the Government School of Design in Inverness. On completing his apprenticeship in 1888 he moved to Edinburgh for experience with Blanc & Gordon, returning to Inverness as head draughtsman to Ross & Macbeth in 1889. The following year he spent a month sketching in Belgium, and in 1891 he moved to the office of Sextus Dyball in London where he passed the qualifying exam in March 1892. He was admitted ARIBA on 13 June that year, his proposers being Charles Henry Driver, William Wimble and Robert Pledge Notley, all of London. He had recently spent a week studying late Gothic architecture in Oxford.
In 1893 he won the competition for the Durham Road Schools, Newport, Monmouthshire with Alfred Swash (born 1860), a Welsh architect who had served his apprenticeship with Habershon, Pite & Fawckner in Newport and had remained as an assistant. How Swash and Bain had met is unclear, but they then entered into partnership, practising as Messrs Swash & Bain at Midland Bank Chambers, Newport, Monmouthshire. Bain was elected FRIBA on 11 June 1900, proposed by Arthur Beresford Pite and the RIBA Council. His partnership with Swash was dissolved in 1905, and thereafter he practised alone, Swash retaining the partnership's office at Midland Bank Chambers. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Midland Bank Chambers, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales | Private | Before 1900 | 1905 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployees or Pupils| The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | John Bain | c. 1893 | 1905 | Partner | | | Alfred Swash | c. 1893 | 1905 | Partner | |
Buildings and Designs| This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1893 | Durham Road Schools | Newport | | Monmouthshire | Wales | Won competition |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
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