Architect. Born Glasgow. Studied in Paris and returned to gain significant commisions in Glasgow. His first work in London was the Edward VII Galleries at the British Museum, for which he was knighted.
Other London buildings: Kodak House in Kingsway, Adelaide House on London Bridge Approach, Daily Telegraph Building in Fleet Street, Lloyds Bank in Lombard Street, Unilever House at Blackfriars Bridge.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir John James Burnet
Unveiled in its original location, at Stanhope Gate by the Dorchester Hotel, ...
Architects specialising in the renovation of historic buildings.
A building group which was a division of John Laing plc (a company which was founded in the 1840s). It was eventually purchased by the Wimpey group. 2025: This image came from New Homes for Sale i...
Hugh Casson was an architect, notably for the 1951 Festival of Britain and the London Zoo Elephant House. President of the Royal Academy (PRA) from 1976 to 1984.  He was also president of The Frie...
Entrepreneur, the organiser of England's first lottery. Known as 'The Great Projector' although the layout of the Seven Dials area is his only surviving London project. Neal Street and Neal's Yard...
One of the oldest building preservation trusts in the United Kingdom. It was founded by members of the newly-formed Blackheath Society as an independent and separate property company. Its original ...
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