Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Stephen | Designation: | | Born: | c. 1807 | Died: | 20 November 1850 | Bio Notes: | John Stephen was born c.1807. In 1833 or 1834 he and the civil engineer William Gale were taken into partnership by the much older Robert Scott, the practice title being Scott, Stephen & Gale. After Robert Scott died in April 1839 the surviving partners continued to practise under the same name until 1841 when they built Queen Street station. They must have separated thereafter, John Stephen carrying on practice on his own account while William Gale formed a new partnership with the Edinburgh architect David Cousin.
Stephen died of consumption on 20 November 1850 and was buried in Glasgow Necropolis (Lamba 180). His widow, Elizabeth Maclean, survived him. Gildard correctly described him as 'an architect of great promise [who] early taught us the elasticity of Greek architecture' and 'exercised his gifts as if he felt he was responsible for them'. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 23, South Hanover Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1839 | 1844 | Retained this address after the split with Gale. |
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Scott, Stephen & Gale | 1833 or 1834(?) | 1841 | Partner | |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, H M | 1995 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | 3rd edition | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | | | Gildard, Thomas | 1895 | An Old Glasgow Architect on some Older Ones | XXVI | Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow | pp118-19 | | Scotlands People Website | | Wills & Testaments | | | Dumbarton Sheriff Court Sc65/34/31 (Elizabeth Maclean); Glasgow Sheriff Court Wills Sc36/51/29 (John Stephen) and Inventories SC36/48/37 | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p97 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 27 October 1961 | | | 'Architectural Historians' Conference: Papers Submitted to the Edinburgh Meeting' p787 - Daivd Walker delivered a paper entitled 'Towards a New Style' at the SAH (UK) Conference in Edinburgh on 15-17 Sept 1961 in which he mentioned Stephen |
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