Basic Biographical Details

Name:	Best & Callon
Designation:
Born:	Before 1898
Died:	1903(?)
Bio Notes:	John Reginald Best was born in 1866. He was articled to Cole Alfred Adams in London in 1883 and gained some experience as a clerk of works to the scholar architect John Alfred Gotch. He worked in the office of John Thomas Wimperis and attended the Architectural Association prior to passing the qualifying exam in 1889 and being admitted ARIBA on 3 June of that year, his proposers being Adams, Verity and Herbert Duncan Appleton. He subsequently worked in partnership with Charles Ashton Callon before being taken into partnership by Edmund Walter Wimperis, son of John Thomas and by then sole partner of the firm, sometime between 1900 and 1903.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	2 Prince's Mansions/66, Victoria Street, London, England	Business	Before 1894	c. 1903

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	William Roderick Macdonald	1898	Before 1903	Assistant
	William Roderick Macdonald	After 1898	1903	Chief Assistant
	John Reginald Best	Before 1898	1903(?)	Partner

References

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