Basic Biographical Details

Name:	James Maclaren Honeyman
Designation:
Born:	11 November 1890
Died:	15 November 1948
Bio Notes:	James Maclaren Honeyman was no relation to John Honeyman (1831-1914). Born on 11 November 1890, he was articled to Henry Edward Clifford from October 1907 to October 1912, attending evening classes at the Glasgow School of Architecture. He then was a 'full-day' student at the School for two years but continued initially to assist Clifford in his spare time, subsequently assisting in the office of Alex Adam, and after completing the course in June 1914 he remained with Adam full-time until December. In February the following year he found employment as a draughtsman in the Ministry of Works, Edinburgh. Later that year he was appointed resident superintendent at Alnwick Court, Northumberland under the District Officer of the Royal Engineers, along with Balfour Beatty. He was still there when he was admitted ARIBA in mid-1919 under the war exemption scheme, his proposers being John Watson, David Salmond, and Clifford, who wrote in his supporting statement that Honeyman had 'rendered me very able temporary assistance' during his full-time study at the Glasgow School of Art. The following year, 1915, Honeyman became a senior draughtsman to Bradshaw Gass & Hope in Bolton. It was not until 1921 that he finally received his diploma from the Glasgow School of Art, and in 1922 he moved to York as senior draughtsman to Walter Brierley & Rutherford, returning to Glasgow a year later to commence practice on his own account. Following the deaths of John Bennie Wilson in 1923, and of his son John Archibald Wilson in 1926, James M Honeyman continued their practice, initially under the style of John B Wilson, Son & Honeyman. He assisted in the architecture department of the Royal Technical College, Glasgow from 1926, and was a lecturer in Building Construction at the Royal Technical College, Paisley from 1928. Honeyman took William Archibald Park Jack (born 1912) into partnership in 1937, but the practice went into abeyance during the Second World War, Honeyman serving as a Regional Officer with the Ministry of Works from 1941 until 1946 when the partnership resumed. The following year Jack's brother-in-law George William Robertson (born 1902) became a partner, the firm thereafter becoming Honeyman, Jack & Robertson. During the ensuing years the practice was involved mainly in factory work and in further jobs for the Ministry of Works. Honeyman was elected FRIBA on 8 July 1947, his proposers being Andrew Graham Henderson, William James Smith and Thomas Johnston Beveridge. At that time the firm's office was at 92 Bath Street, Glasgow, and Honeyman was living at 41 Queensborough Gardens in the same city. By 1953, the practice had expanded to incorporate an Oban branch. Further branches were subsequently established in Kelso, Edinburgh and Stirling where Jack lived. Honeyman died of heart failure on 15 November 1948 at 41 Queensborough Gardens.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	41, Queensborough Gardens, Glasgow, Scotland	Private		1947
	Invermark, Castle Road, Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland	Private	1907	After 1919
	Command Depot, Alnwick, Northumberland, England	Business	1919 *
	194, West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland	Business	1924	1925
	92, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland	Business	1926	After 1947	Though the RIBA Kalander gives 98 Bath Street in 1939-40.

* 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):
	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	Henry Edward Clifford	October 1907	1909	Apprentice
	Clifford & Lunan	1909	October 1912	Apprentice
	Clifford & Lunan	October 1912	1913(?)	Assistant	Spare-time only
	Alexander Adam	1913	December 1914	Assistant	Initially part-time, but full-time from June 1914
	H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)	February 1915	November 1915	Draughtsman	in Edinburgh office
	Royal Engineers Office	November 1915	1919 or 1920		Resident Superintendent at Alnwick Court, Northumberland
	Bradshaw Gass & Hope	1920	1922	Senior Draughtsman
	Brierley & Rutherford	1922	1923	Senior Draughtsman
	John B Wilson, Son & Honeyman	1926	1937(?)	Partner
	Honeyman & Jack	1937	1941	Partner
	Honeyman & Jack	1946	1947	Partner
	Honeyman, Jack & Robertson	1947	1948	Partner

RIBA

RIBA Proposers

The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date proposed	Notes
	Thomas Johnston Beveridge	8 July 1947	for Fellowship
	Henry Edward Clifford	Mid 1919	for Associateship
	Andrew Graham Henderson	8 July 1947	for Fellowship
	David Salmond	Mid 1919	for Associateship
	(Professor) William James Smith	8 July 1947	for Fellowship
	John Watson	Mid 1919	for Associateship

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
	Date started	Building name	Town, district or village	Island	City or county	Country	Notes
	1923	University of Glasgow Athletics Pavilion			Glasgow	Scotland	Won competition to secure job
	1929	University of Glasgow Students Union			Glasgow	Scotland	Competition design - not successful
	1930	Garscadden Primary School	Knightswood		Glasgow	Scotland
	1932	Williamwood Church	Clarkston		Glasgow	Scotland
	1934	Marine Biological Station, Keppel Pier	Millport	Great Cumbrae	Bute	Scotland	New wing (1934 or 1936-39)
	1935	St Matthew's Episcopal Church	Possilpark		Glasgow	Scotland	In conjunction with Harold Hughes
	1937	Factory	Dingwall		Ross and Cromarty	Scotland
	1937(?)	Houses, Mains Estate	Giffnock		Renfrewshire	Scotland
	1937	Newton Mearns Church	Newton Mearns		Renfrewshire	Scotland
	1938	Mansion	Giffnock		Renfrewshire	Scotland
	1939	Burnside Church				Scotland	First premiated competition design
	1939	Langside Orphanage			Glasgow	Scotland
	1947	E K Cole Limited (EKCO) Factory	Rutherglen			Scotland
	1947	Factory for Mavor & Coulson			Glasgow	Scotland
	1948	Church of Scotland, Glendinning and Avenel Roads			Glasgow	Scotland
	1948	Storage Buildings, Dalsholm Paper Co Ltd			Glasgow	Scotland
	1957	298 dwellings, south of Roystonhill, Royston Redevelopment Area	Royston		Glasgow	Scotland
	1960s	Dunblane United Associate Church Hall	Dunblane		Stirlingshire	Scotland	Conversion to Leighton House
	1960s	Scottish Churches House	Dunblane		Perthshire	Scotland	Conversion of 18th and 19th century cottages to church house with dining room and library
	1968	94 flats in five blocks, Roystonhill II, Royston Redevelopment Area	Royston		Glasgow	Scotland

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	RIBA	1939	The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940		London: Royal Institute of British Architects

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
	Source	Archive Name	Source Catalogue No.	Notes
	Professor David M Walker personal archive	Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material		Additional Information from Iain Paterson
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Nomination Papers		A v24 no2798 (microfilm reel 23); F no4280 (combined box 5)