Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | John Bilson |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 23 September 1858 |
| Died: | 15 December 1943 |
| Bio Notes: | John Bilson was born on 23 September 1858 in Newark and was educated at Wesley College, Sheffield. He served his articles with William Botterill in Hull from 1873-77 and was taken into partnership by Botterill in 1881, the firm becoming Botterill Son & Bilson. As Botterill's son had died in 1879 he was effectively the main active partner and took over the practice completely on Botterill's retirement in 1899. Bilson was admitted ARIBA in 1881 and FRIBA in 1891. Bilson applied his extensive historical knowledge of Medieval Gothic to restoring Anglican churches. Durham University conferred a D.Litt on him in 1925 for his work on the dating of rib vaulting in the Cathedral which he argued was earlier than French examples. He won the Grande Medalille de Vermeuil from the Societe Francaise d'Archaeologie in 1926. He retired in 1930 and died on 15 December 1943. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | 23, Parliament Street, Hull, Yorkshire, England | Business | 1921 * | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and Training
Employees or Pupils
| The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Andrew Rankine | 2 March 1920 | After 1922 | Assistant | |
RIBA
RIBA Proposals
| This proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| Andrew Rankine | Late 1922 | for Associateship |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA | 1921 | The RIBA Kalendar 1921-1922 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | ||
| Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | ||||
| Who's Who in Architecture | 1923 | ||||
| Who's Who in Architecture | 1926 | ||||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this : | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 24 December 1940 | p507 Obituary | ||
| RIBA Journal | 1944 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p94 | |
| Yorkshire Archaeological Journal | 1947 | 36 | pp253-259 | |