Basic Biographical Details Name: | James O'Hanlon Hughes | Designation: | | Born: | 19 October 1894 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | James O'Hanlon Hughes was born on 19 October 1894 and was articled to Thomas Smith, former Provost of Coatbridge, from 1909 to 1915, attending classes at Coatbridge Technical College under Danskine Aitken and taking art classes under Lt Col J Kilgour Baker. He entered the Royal Air Force in 1915 and in 1917 transferred to the technical staff of the Air Ministry, serving as a draughtsman under Ewart S Andrews.
He commenced practice on his own account in London in 1920. The following year he became an Associate of the Institute of Structural Engineers and returned to salaried employment, working as an architect in the engineering department of Kodak Ltd in Budapest, Paris and England. This post came to an end in September 1923, and in 1924 Hughes joined H M Office of Works as an assistant, working on post offices, exchanges and housing. Two years later he secured a position as architect on the engineering staff of the International Standard Electricity Corporation, being responsible for schemes in Antwerp, Paris, Madrid, Santander, Woolwich and Wembley. He remained there for two years before being appointed assistant architect to the Royal Arsenal Cooperative Society Ltd, working on commercial premises throughout South London. He was admitted FRIBA in 1931, proposed by Stephen Huntley Egan, Robert Henry Jewers Mayhew and another. His nomination papers give a business address of Commonwealth Buildings, Woolwich, indicating that he was probably still working for the Royal Arsenal Cooperative Society at that time. They also cite several published articles by Hughes - one on 'Modern Gothic' in the 'Architects' Journal' in 1920, one on architectural education in the 'Builder' in 1923, and one on 'Factors of Sanity in Modern Building' in the journal of the Institute of Structural Engineers in 1924 - as well as indicating that he had exhibited watercolours and pencil sketches at the RIBA Galleries in 1928 and at Arlington Galleries in 1930.
From the mid-1940s Hughes worked in Dublin where he remained for the rest of his career. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 16, Dickson Road, Eltham, London SE, England | Private | 1931 | After 1938 | | | 14, Lower Baggot Street, Dublin, Eire | Private | Before 1946 | After 1951 | | | Mespil House/7, Sussex Road, Dublin, Eire | Business | c. 1953 | After 1957 | |
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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 | | 1937 | St Edmund's RC Church | Beckenham | | Kent | England | | | 1938 | St Helen's RC Church | Brixton | | London | England | Lady Chapel added to W of nave |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1946 | The RIBA Kalendar 1946-1947 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1954 | RIBA Kalendar 1953-54 | | | | | RIBA | 1956 | Kalendar 1956-57 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | F no2955 (box 14) |
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