Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | John Edward Watson |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 1821 |
| Died: | 1 September 1885 |
| Bio Notes: | John Edward Watson was born in Hawick in 1821 and articled to John & Benjamin Green in Newcastle remaining as practice manager from 1840-52 before leaving to set up business on his own account. His design for the Great Exhibition won a commendation from Prince Albert. He was President of the Northern Architects Association in 1869 and was admitted FRIBA in 1877, proposed by Thomas Oliver, Robert James Johnson and Robert Lamb. He was architect to the Bowes Estate and did work at Streatham Castle, Gibside and most famously acted as supervising architect for the Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle for the French architect Jules Pellechet from 1869-72. He died on 1September 1885 at Fenham Terrace, Newcastle. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Hawick, Scotland | Private | |||
| Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Business | |||
| Fenham Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Private | 1885 | ||
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 | |
| John & Benjamin Green | Apprentice | |||
| John & Benjamin Green | Office Manager | |||
RIBA
RIBA Proposers
| The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| Robert James Johnson | 1877 | For Fellowship |
| Robert Lamb | 1877 | For Fellowship |
| Thomas Oliver | 1877 | For Fellowship |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this : | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Newcastle Weekly News | 8 January 1887 | Called Newcastle Weekly Chronicle at this date | ||