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08 June 2009
1906 – Design for a new villa near Shanghai, China

1906 – Design for a new villa near Shanghai, China

As published in The Building News, December 14th 1906, a new vlla near Shanghai for A. Dabelestein, and designed by Smedley Denham & Rose (Shanghai).

08 June 2009
Bradshaw & Gass

Bradshaw & Gass

English firm of Architects founded in 1862 by Jonas James Bradshaw (1837-1912). The style Bradshaw Gass & Hope was adopted after J. J. Bradshaw’s death and refers to the remaining partners John Bradshaw...

08 June 2009
Briggs, Robert Alexander (1858-1916)

Briggs, Robert Alexander (1858-1916)

Robert Alexander Briggs was born in London and educated at Smallwood, Hampstead and Sherbourne. He was articled to Gilbert R. Redgrave from 1876 until 1879. He attended Royal Academy Schools and Architectural Association...

08 June 2009
Brydon, John McKean (1840-1901)

Brydon, John McKean (1840-1901)

John McKean Brydon was born in Dunfermline in 1840 and educated at the Commercial Academy there. On 1 September 1856 he was articled to William Hardie Hay and James Murdoch Hay in Liverpool...

08 June 2009
Ellison, Christopher Obie  (1832-1904)

Ellison, Christopher Obie (1832-1904)

Christopher Obie Ellison was born in Liverpool in 1832 or 1833 and was articled to W.H. & J.M. Hay in that city. He commenced practice on his own account in Liverpool in about...

08 June 2009
Skipwith, Frank Peyton (1881-1915)

Skipwith, Frank Peyton (1881-1915)

Born in 1881, Skipwith was educated at Cheam School and Neuenheim College, Heidelberg, and articled to Gibson in 1903, remaining as an assistant and studying at the Architectural Association. He did not however...

08 June 2009
Gibson, James Glen Sivewright (1861-1951)

Gibson, James Glen Sivewright (1861-1951)

James Glen Sivewright Gibson was born in Arbroath on 23 November 1861, the son of William Gibson and Elizabeth Sivewright and the brother of Robert Gibson, civil engineer and architect, Dundee. He was...

08 June 2009
William Young (1843-1900)

William Young (1843-1900)

William Young was born in Paisley in 1843 (christened 25 March), the son of James Young, bootmaker and spirit dealer, and his wife Helen Nisbet. About 1857 he was articled to James Jamieson...

08 June 2009
Thomas Henry Wyatt (1807-1880)

Thomas Henry Wyatt (1807-1880)

Thomas Henry Wyatt (usually known as T.H. Wyatt) was born at Lough Glin, Co. Roscommon on 9 May 1807, the son of Matthew Wyatt, a magistrate and his wife Anne Hillier. He was...