Basic Biographical Details

Name: James Stockdale Harrison
Designation:  
Born: 1874
Died: 16 October 1952
Bio Notes: James Stockdale Harrison was born in 1874 and articled to his father, Stockdale Harrison of Leicester, in January 1892 and remained as assistant, studying at Leicester Art School. He passed the qualifying exam in 1898 and was admitted ARIBA on 5 December 1898, his proposers being his father, John Goodacre and Albert Edwin Sawday, also of Leicester.

Stockdale Harrison won the competitions for the De Montfort Hall, Leicester and the Usher Hall, Edinburgh. He also designed various housing schemes for Leicester Corporation. With his father and his brother he was responsible for numerous industrial and commercial buildings around the city.

Harrison died at Leicester on 16 October 1952.

Private and Business Addresses

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 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 1Leicester, Leicestershire, EnglandPrivate   

Buildings and Designs

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 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 11910Usher Hall  EdinburghScotlandWon in competition: as executed elevations differ considerably from competition design, adopting features from E A Richards's entry.

References

Bibliographic References

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 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1British Architectural Library, RIBA2001Directory of British Architects 1834-1914   

Periodical References

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 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Builder24 October 1952  p588