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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Tower Hill Improvement Trust

Tower Hill Improvement Trust

Created by Tubby Clayton, Dr B R Leftwich, Lord Wakefield and Sir Follett Holt.  Purpose: to improve Tower Hill by removing from it certain ugly buildings which at that time disfigured it and hampe...

Group, Architecture, Social Welfare

2 memorials
Roz Flint

Roz Flint

Architect/designer/landscape designer.

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
E. Vincent Harris

E. Vincent Harris

Architect with London County Council in 1905. Born Devonport, Plymouth.

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
W. Gilbee Scott

W. Gilbee Scott

William Gilbee Scott had a practice at 25, Bedford Row.  The only building, apart from the How Gateway, we can find by him is the Salvation Army Citadel in Sheffield. 2016: via Facebook Neil Jacks...

Person, Architecture, Scotland

1 memorial