Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Easton | Designation: | | Born: | 23 May 1898 | Died: | 21 February 1977 | Bio Notes: | John Easton was born at 18 Dunard Street, Glasgow on 23 May 1898, the son of James Easton, company secretary and his wife Catherine McNiven from Renton. He was articled to Ninian Macwhannell of Macwhannell Rogerson & Reid, Glasgow on 28 September 1914; no details are known of his studies. In 1919 he became assistant to William Inglis, moving four years later to join Hamilton Neil as chief assistant. He was subsequently chief assistant to William Baillie (1925 to 1929) and Albert V Gardner (1929 to 1932), and lectured on Building Construction for the Glasgow Education Authority from 1925 to 1934. He commenced practice as a principal in Glasgow in 1932, initially at 1 Blythswood Square, and was admitted LRIBA on 2 December 1935, his proposers being Macwhannell, William John Blain and William James Smith. By that time he had moved his office to 248 West George Street and was living at 98 Lincoln Avenue.
Easton married Elizabeth McNeil. He died of heart failure and cancer of the colon at the Western Infirmary on 21 February 1977. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 1, Blythswood Square, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1934 * | 1935 | | | 98, Lincoln Avenue, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1935 * | | | | 248, West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1935 | After 1950 | | | 135, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1965 * | | | | 1615, Great Western Road, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1977 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Aberdeen Journal | 3 September 1875 | | | | | Builder | 22 July 1949 | | | p123 | | Builder | 4 August 1950 | | | p172 | | Builder | 15 May 1953 | | | p776 | | Building | 29 August 1975 | | | | | RIBA Journal | September 1975 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional research by Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L no4501 (combined box 18) |
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