Basic Biographical Details

Name: John Davidson
Designation:  
Born: 1849 or 1850
Died: 1 September 1911
Bio Notes: John Davidson commenced practice in Dumfries c.1872 as Clerk of Works at the Crichton Royal Institution and supervised the construction of Sydney Mitchell's buildings there. He was elected LRIBA on 30 January 1911 but died on 1 September in the same year.

Davidson was of a scholarly disposition and published a number of papers in the local press on 'Church Atchitecture', 'Baronial Castles of Scotland in the Middle Ages', 'Gothic Architecture', 'The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Great Britian from the Roman Period to the Nineteenth Century', 'Early Christian Art' and 'Polychromatic Decoration'.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 1Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, ScotlandPrivate/business   

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 7 Crichton Royal Institution, Electricity StationDumfries DumfriesshireScotland 
Item 2 of 7 Crichton Royal Institution, main buildingsDumfries DumfriesshireScotlandAdditions to both main buildings
Item 3 of 7 Crichton Royal Institution, Male and Female HospitalsDumfries DumfriesshireScotland 
Item 4 of 71889Crichton Royal Institution, Crichton Memorial ChurchDumfries DumfriesshireScotlandActed as executant architect to Sydney Mitchell. Also alternative tower design for organ
Item 5 of 71890Crichton Royal Institution, Artesian WellDumfries DumfriesshireScotland 
Item 6 of 71890Crichton Royal Institution, farmDumfries DumfriesshireScotlandWith advice from Col R F Dudgeon (landowner, Cargen House)
Item 7 of 71890Crichton Royal Institution, Solway HouseDumfries DumfriesshireScotlandWith advice from Col R F Dudgeon (landowner, Cargen House)

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2RIBA Journal30 September 1911 London: Royal Institute of British Architectsp736 Death notice
Item 2 of 2RIBA Journal11 November 1911 London: Royal Institute of British Architectsp27 Obituary

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers L v9 np478 (microfilm reel 32) (all except Declaration missing)