Basic Biographical Details Name: | John King | Designation: | | Born: | 1880 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | John King was born in 1880 and was articled to John Campbell McKellar from 1897 to 1902, working under the supervision of George Gunn and attending classes at Glasgow School of Art. At the end of his apprenticeship he joined the office of George Penrose Kennedy Young in Perth where he worked under Young's son, Cedric Young, who had been trained in the office of John Burnet & Son of Glasgow. In January 1905 he commenced independent practice in Wishaw in partnership with John Steel, the partnership being dissolved by mutual consent in February 1910. Thereafter King practised on his own from Russell Street, Wishaw, with a house in Meadow Place, and was admitted LRIBA in the mass intake of 20 July 1911. By 1914 he had moved to Langside, Glasgow, with a house and office at 11 Millbrae Crescent. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Russell Street, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Business | 1911 * | | | | Meadow Place, Kirk Road, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private | 1911 * | | | | 11, Millbrae Crescent, Langside, Glasgow, Scotland | Private/business | 1914 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | John Campbell McKellar | 1897 | 1902 | Apprentice | Worked under the supervision of George Gunn. | | George Penrose Kennedy Young | 1902 | Before 1905 | Assistant(?) | | | Steel & King | January 1905 | February 1910 | Partner | |
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Bennie Wilson | 20 July 1911 | for Licentiateship - as President of the Glasgow Institute of Architects |
Buildings and DesignsThis 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 | | 1904 | City of Perth Fever Hospital, Friarton | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | As assistant to G P K Young - successful competition design | | 1908 | Double Villa, Kennedy Street | Wishaw | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Within the period of the partnership but apparently alone | | 1908 | Masonic Temple (Lodge St Mary Coltness no 31) | Wishaw | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | King claims in his Nomination Paper that he alone was responsible for this. Steel also claims it was his. | | 1908 | Villa in Kennedy Street | Wishaw | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Within the period of the partnership but apparently alone | | 1908 | Villa in Manse Road | Wishaw | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Within the period of the partnership but apparently alone | | 1910 | Villa | Honley, Huddersfield | | Yorkshire | England | Being built | | Before 1910 | High School | Wishaw | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | Additions | | Before 1910 | Netherton Elementary School | Netherton | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Measurers\' Companion | 1911 | The Scottish Architects' and Measurers' Companion | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1914 | | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v18 no1386 |
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