Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Williamson | Designation: | | Born: | 26 May 1878 | Died: | 4 January 1947 | Bio Notes: | John Williamson was born on 26 May 1878 and articled to J R & E E Pearson in Edinburgh from June 1893, remaining with them as an assistant until 1901. During that period he attended classes at Edinburgh School of Art and Leith Technical College where he was awarded silver and bronze medals, and made measured drawings of Holyrood Abbey and Carolina House. In 1901 he left for Newcastle-upon-Tyne as assistant to Edwin Bowman, with whom he remained until December 1904 when he left to undertake private commissions in Newcastle and Edinburgh. In April the following year he returned to salaried employment, briefly working with Glamorgan County Council Education Committee's architect David Pugh-Jones as chief assistant before joining Birkenhead Corporation Surveyor's Department as an architect in August the same year. He was admitted LRIBA on 19 June 1910, his proposers being Robert Burns Dick and John White of Newcastle, and Thomas Taliesin Rees of Birkenhead and Liverpool.
In 1912 Williamson returned to Glamorgan County Council to work as deputy to Pugh-Jones. He passed the Special Final for admittance as ARIBA under the war exemption scheme in 1921, and later succeeded Pugh-Jones as County Architect of Glamorgan. He was also Chairman of the South Wales Institute of Architects from 1933 to 1935.
Williamson was elevated to FRIBA on 9 October 1939, his proposers being William James Nash, William Sydney Purchon and Percy Edward Thomas. He died on 4 January 1947. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 57, Albert Avenue, Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | Private | 1910 * | | | | Maples, The Parade, Whitechurch, Cardiff (near), Wales | Private | 1939 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers
RIBARIBA Proposers
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 | | After 1893 | Blocks of flats, Trinity Road | | | Edinburgh | Scotland | As apprentice/assistant to J R & E E Pearson | | 1897 | 12-14, Inverleith Place | Inverleith | | Edinburgh | Scotland | Probably involved, as apprentice to J R & E E Pearson |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1923 | | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA Journal | April 1947 | v54 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p345 - 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 no403 (microfilm reel 31); F no3716 (box 27) |
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