Person    | Male  Born 31/5/1857  Died 2/7/1938

Sir John James Burnet

Categories: Architecture

Countries: Scotland

Architect. Born Glasgow. Studied in Paris and returned to gain significant commisions in Glasgow. His first work in London was the Edward VII Galleries at the British Museum, for which he was knighted.

Other London buildings: Kodak House in Kingsway, Adelaide House on London Bridge Approach, Daily Telegraph Building in Fleet Street, Lloyds Bank in Lombard Street, Unilever House at Blackfriars Bridge.

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Sir John James Burnet

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Cavalry Memorial

Unveiled in its original location, at Stanhope Gate by the Dorchester Hotel, ...

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Philip Charles Hardwick

Philip Charles Hardwick

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Anthony Salvin

Anthony Salvin

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Sir Horace Jones

Sir Horace Jones

Architect. Born 15 Size Lane, Bucklersbury, EC4. Did a lot of work in the City, at Guildhall and Smithfield, Billingsgate, Leadenhall Markets, the Guildhall School of Music, Tower Bridge. Died at h...

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Andrew Taylor

Andrew Taylor

Architect active in 2000.

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1 memorial
Patrick McEvoy

Patrick McEvoy

Architect. He has won two London Festival of Architecture competitions in consecutive years: with the bench 'Here Lies Geoffrey Barkington' in 2018 and the parklet ‘Pavement Art Gallery’ in 2019. O...

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1 memorial