Burcham Clamp
Burcham Clamp | |
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| Born | John Burcham Clamp 3 November 1869 |
| Died | 7 July 1931 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | J. Burcham Clamp |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Susie Young |
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John Burcham Clamp (1869-1931) (known as Burcham Clamp) was an architect born on 30 November 1869 at 743 George Street, Sydney. Known as Burcham, he won the Mort scholarship in 1882. In 1886 he received honorable mention in the student design competition of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales. In 1889 Clamp was awarded its gold medal; that May he was the first student admitted to its membership.
Early life
Clamp was born in 1869, the son of a hairdresser, John Clamp, and Sophia, née Hunt from Dublin. He was educated at the school of Christ Church St Laurence. In 1883 he became an articled clerk to the architect Henry Kent. He attended evening classes at the University of Sydney and Sydney Technical College. In 1889, while still a student, he was admitted to membership of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales.
Career
In 1899 Clamp went briefly into partnership with T. M. Smith, before establishing an independent practice in 1901 when he set up on his own and became known for efficient planning, competent design and secure construction. By 1910 he had been responsible for St James's Hall, Phillip Street; Victoria Hall,
An active Anglican and prominent Freemason, Clamp was building surveyor for the diocese of Sydney, and exercised considerable influence in ecclesiastical architecture: among other projects he designed the Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore) Chapel, North Sydney, St Matthew's Church, Manly (with Wright and Apperly) and converted a two-storey house at Rushcutters Bay into St Luke's Hospital. He was also a founder and councilor of Cranbrook School, altering the house after its use as the residence of the State governor in 1901-15, designing new buildings and landscaping its grounds. Clamp and (C. H.) Finch were the architects between 1927 and 1930 of Tattersall's Club, Castlereagh Street, the Buckland Memorial Church of England Boys' Home, Carlingford, Canberra Grammar School and the Ainslie Hotel in Canberra. Early in 1930 Clamp's son John replaced Finch.
An active and outspoken member of the local Institute of Architects, Clamp urged the federation of the separate State bodies and in 1907 had strongly backed the admission of Florence Parsons as an associate. He had a forthright but tactful manner, self-reliance and boundless energy. He was a member of the Town Planning Association of New South Wales, the Martin Place extension committee and of Tattersall's, the Millions and the National clubs. Fortunate to practice during two boom periods in 1901-14 and 1920–28, Clamp provided a bridge between the nineteenth-century romantic and twentieth-century functionalist styles, presenting an originality of design which combined character with sound commercial possibilities.
Burcham Clamp died of acute
Personal life
On 22 June 1893 John Burcham Clamp married Susie Young at Auburn; They later lived at Cremorne and around 1914 they moved to Greenoaks Avenue, Darling Point. They had a son and three daughters.[1]
Partial list of works
The following buildings designed either in part or in full by Burcham Clamp:
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| Building name | Image | Location | Year completed |
Award(s) | Heritage register(s) | Notes |
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| St James' Hall | .jpg) |
Phillip Street, Sydney CBD | 1903 | Demolished in 1961 | ||
| Victoria Hall (Part of St Matthew's Church, Manly) |
Corner of Darley Road and The Corso, Manly |
1901 | Demolished in 1928 | [2][3] | ||
| Lister Private Hospital and Nurses' Home | Darlinghurst | c. 1910 | Demolished in c. 1925 | [4] | ||
| Wyoming Chambers | 175-181 Macquarie Street, Sydney CBD | 1909 | Local government heritage register | [5] | ||
| Castlereagh Chambers | 64-68 Castlereagh Street, Sydney CBD | 1914 | [6] | |||
Farmer's & Co building (former)
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Corner of Pitt and Market Streets, Sydney CBD | 1910 | [7] | |||
| Sydney Church of England Grammar School Chapel | North Sydney | |||||
| St Matthew's Church (with Wright and Apperly) |
Manly | |||||
| Sydney Tattersall's Club (with Finch) |
Between Castlereagh and Elizabeth Streets, Sydney CBD |
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| Canberra Grammar School (with C. H. Finch) |
Canberra | |||||
| Ainslie Hotel (with C. H. Finch) |
Canberra | |||||
| Richard Johnson Obelisk (with C. H. Finch) |
Corner of Hunter, Bligh and Castlereagh Streets, Sydney CBD |
See also
References
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- Sydney Morning Herald. 3 July 1901. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via Trove: National Library of Australia.
- ^ Morcombe, John (15 October 2015). "Plenty of changes to holy land in Manly". Manly Daily. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Rosebank (Clapton Place and Farrell Avenue) Heritage Conservation Area". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Commercial Chambers "Wyoming" Including Interiors". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Castlereagh Street Heritage Walk". Visit Sydney Australia. 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Central Pitt Street". The Dictionary of Sydney. 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
