John Honeyman (architect)
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John Honeyman | |
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 Honeyman, pictured around 1900 | |
| Born | 11 August 1831 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 8 January 1914 (aged 82) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | FRIBA |
| Practice | Honeyman and Keppie |
John Honeyman (11 August 1831 – 8 January 1914) was a Scottish architect.[1] He designed several notable buildings in Scotland, mostly churches, and worked alongside Charles Rennie Mackintosh as a partner for several years.
John Honeyman was born at 21 Carlton Place, Glasgow, in 1831, the third son of John Honeyman JP and Isabella Smith.[1] Honeyman was educated at home and then at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh from 1841 to 1846. He then he studied at Glasgow University with the intention of entering the Church.[1] He decided against becoming a minister and spent a year in a London accountant's office. After his return to Glasgow, he was apprenticed to the minor Glasgow architect Alexander Munro.[2]
Career
Honeyman was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1874.[1] He designed three schools for The School Board of Glasgow: Rockvilla Street School, Tureen Street School and Henderson Street School.[2]
After falling into financial difficulties by 1888, 26-year-old John Keppie refinanced and effectively re-founded Honeyman's practice as Honeyman and Keppie.[1]
By 1890, Honeyman was experiencing problems with his eyesight, which limited his actual design to church work and restorations.[1]
As the practice recovered, his reputation also grew. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy (ARSA) in 1892, and elevated to full academician three years later.[1]
He retired officially on 1 January 1901, allowing Keppie and Charles Rennie Mackintosh,[2] who had become lead designer in the practice in 1892, to buy him out by his taking a half share of the profits over the next three years.[1]
The University of Glasgow conferred a Legum Doctor on him in 1904.[1]
Notable works
- Moffat Free Church (1849; new spire)
- Wynd Free Church (1853)
- James Drew Monument (1856)
- St Thomas's Church, Greenock (1856)
- Craigton House (1861)
- Free West Church, Greenock (1861)
- Govan Free Church (1861; addition)
- Maryhill Parish Church (1861; pulpit)
- Lansdowne Parish Church, Glasgow (1862)
- Dumbarton Free Church (1863)
- Trinity Congregational Church, Glasgow (1863)
- St Silas Church, Glasgow
- Perth Free Church (now St Matthew's) (1869)[3]
- Ca d'Oro Building (1872)
- Glasgow Evangelical Church (1878)
- St Michael's Church, Edinburgh (1883)
- Fairfield Shipbuilding Company Offices, Glasgow (1889)
