Basic Biographical Details

Name: John Somerville Beaumont
Designation:  
Born: 1890
Died: 23 March 1967
Bio Notes: The fifth and youngest son of James W Beaumont and Emily Prentice Beaumont, John Somerville Beaumont was born at Wilmslow Cheshire and was a graduate of Manchester University School of Architecture.

In 1911 J.S. Beaumont, was appointed by the Gilchrist Trustees to the Gilchrist Studentship at the British School in Rome. Here he also collaborated with the other new scholar of 1911, George Esselmont Gordon Leith (qv), the first holder of the Herbert Baker Scholarship for South African architects (1911-13). For the next two years his time was spent chiefly on Roman research, lecturing to the MSA on the architecture of Imperial Rome and exhibiting his drawings of the Forum of Nerva.

John S Beaumont volunteered for active service, (probably with his brother Thomas) at the outset of war and was appointed a temporary Lieutenant in The Manchester Regiment, 16th Battalion (1st City) by the end of 1914. By 1917 he held the rank of temporary Captain on the General List. He was awarded the Military Cross (London Gazette, 1 January 1918) although the circumstances of the award are unknown.

In 1919 he entered into partnership with his father and brother under the style of J W Beaumont and Sons, although he did not become an Associate of the RIBA until 1922. The partnership continued until the formal retirement of J W Beaumont in 1930 and the death of William S Beaumont in 1943.

After the Second World War John Somerville Beaumont, took Raymond Cowling and James Harold Cheetham (retired 1964) into partnership with offices in Manchester, Sheffield and Warrington under the style J W Beaumont and Sons. The firm carried out some of the early post-war building at the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield in addition to new department stores in Sheffield. He was President of the Manchester Society of Architects 1945-1947.

In 1917 J S Beaumont married Marjorie Helen, the youngest daughter of George Edward Emmet of Halifax, at Emmanuel Church Southport and had issue, a son and daughter. He died on 23 March 1967 at Calver Debyshire, the funeral being held at Sheffield Crematorium.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 5The Uplands, Fulshaw Park, Wilmslow, Cheshire, EnglandPrivate1921  
Item 2 of 524, Brazennose Street, Manchester, EnglandBusiness1926 *  
Item 3 of 5Danlee Building, 53, Spring Gardens, Manchester, EnglandBusiness1938  
Item 4 of 551, Mosley Street, Manchester, EnglandBusiness1964  
Item 5 of 5Calver, Derbyshire, EnglandPrivate1967  

* 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):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 3J W Beaumont & Sons1919 Partner 
Item 2 of 3James William Beaumont19191930PartnerPartnership with J W Beaumont formally ended on 31 December 1930
Item 3 of 3William Somerville Beaumont1919c. 1939Partner 

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 11938Kendal Milne & Company Premises  ManchesterEngland 

References

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 A no 3469