Basic Biographical Details | Name: | John Myrie Cory | | Designation: | | | Born: | 1846 | | Died: | 1893 | | Bio Notes: | John Myrie Cory was born in 1846, the son of John Augustus Cory of Carlisle, and was articled to his father from 1862. He studied at Pembroke College, Cambridge from 1865 and was an improver to Sir George Gilbert Scott in London from 1867 to 1869. He travelled in the USA for fifteen months. He purchased a partnership in the London Roman Catholic practice of his cousin Alexander Joseph Cory Scoles in 1871 but this does not appear to have proved successful as he emigrated to Shanghai c.1874 to work as assistant to William Kidner, a former fellow assistant in Scott's office.
In 1875 Cory became a partner in Kidner's practice, which reached its peak in 1877 with two large bank commissions. Kidner withdrew from the partnership early in 1878.
Cory continued to practise in Shanghai until at least 1885. He was admitted ARIBA in 1880 and elevated to FRIBA in 1886. He died in 1893. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | London, England | Business | 1871(?) | c. 1874 | | | Shanghai, China | Business | c. 1874 | After 1885 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployers| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | (Sir) George Gilbert Scott | 1867 | 1869 | Assistant | | | William Kidner | 1874(?) | 1875 | Assistant | Later becamer partner | | Kidner & Cory | 1875 | Early 1878 | 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 | | 1877 | Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank | | | Shanghai | China | | | 1878 | Mercantile Bank | | | Shanghai | China | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory | 1868 | Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory | | London, Wyman | | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this : | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Proceedings | 1893 | v9 | | p339 |
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