Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Davidson | Designation: | | Born: | 1849 or 1850 | Died: | 1 September 1911 | Bio Notes: | John Davidson commenced practice in Dumfries c.1872 as Clerk of Works at the Crichton Royal Institution and supervised the construction of Sydney Mitchell's buildings there. He was elected LRIBA on 30 January 1911 but died on 1 September in the same year.
Davidson was of a scholarly disposition and published a number of papers in the local press on 'Church Atchitecture', 'Baronial Castles of Scotland in the Middle Ages', 'Gothic Architecture', 'The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Great Britian from the Roman Period to the Nineteenth Century', 'Early Christian Art' and 'Polychromatic Decoration'. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | Private/business | | | |
Buildings and DesignsThis 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 | | | Crichton Royal Institution, Electricity Station | Dumfries | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | | | | Crichton Royal Institution, main buildings | Dumfries | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | Additions to both main buildings | | | Crichton Royal Institution, Male and Female Hospitals | Dumfries | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | | | 1889 | Crichton Royal Institution, Crichton Memorial Church | Dumfries | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | Acted as executant architect to Sydney Mitchell. Also alternative tower design for organ | | 1890 | Crichton Royal Institution, Artesian Well | Dumfries | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | | | 1890 | Crichton Royal Institution, farm | Dumfries | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | With advice from Col R F Dudgeon (landowner, Cargen House) | | 1890 | Crichton Royal Institution, Solway House | Dumfries | | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | With advice from Col R F Dudgeon (landowner, Cargen House) |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | 30 September 1911 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p736 Death notice | | RIBA Journal | 11 November 1911 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p27 Obituary |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v9 np478 (microfilm reel 32) (all except Declaration missing) |
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