Basic Biographical Details

Name: John Halley
Designation:  
Born: 1854
Died:  
Bio Notes: John Halley wasd born in Paisley, Renfrewshire in about 1854. He was an architect's apprentice in 1871, livning as a boarder in Cumberland Street, Edinburgh.

He formed a partnership c.1874 in Glasgow with James A Knox, who had commenced practice at 4 South Albion Street c.1870. Knox disappears from the directories in 1876, but the practice name remained Knox & Halley until c.1880 when Halley practised in his own name only at 75 (or 78?) West Nile Street. However the practice may not have flourished as in the 1881 Census Halley is recorded as being in London and his profession as 'stockbroker'.

By 1891 Halley had moved to Camberwell, London where he was living with his wife Elizabeth Dunlop who was also Scottish and their family. He had returned to architecture at that date. Ten years later, in the Census of 1901 he was staying as a visitor at Darroch, Luss, with various ladies of the Saunders family and is described as a retired architect. Is it possible that they were relatives of his wife?

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 632, West George Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1874 *  
Item 2 of 6129, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1874After 1877 
Item 3 of 6209, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate(?)c. 1875  
Item 4 of 678 (or 75?), West Nile Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1880 *  
Item 5 of 65, Aldersgate Street, London, EnglandPrivate1881  
Item 6 of 69, The Gardens, Camberwell, London, EnglandPrivate1891  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1Knox & HalleyBefore 1874After 1875Partner 

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 31874Grand Hotel  GlasgowScotlandCompetition design
Item 2 of 31874Queen ArcadeCowcaddens GlasgowScotlandReconstruction with new roof
Item 3 of 31875Ruthvenbank Hydropathic EstablishmentAuchterarder PerthshireScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Post Office Directories     

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1Census records onlineCensuses