John Honeyman (architect)
John Honeyman | |
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Born | 11 August 1831 Glasgow, Scotland |
Died | 8 January 1914 Glasgow, Scotland | (aged 82)
Nationality | British |
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.
Early life
John Honeyman was born at 21 Carlton Place, Glasgow, on 11 August 1831, the third son of John Honeyman
Career
Honeyman was admitted as a
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 the first day of 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)
Personal life
Honeyman married Rothesia Chalmers Ann Hutchison in Partick on 3 June 1863. She died less than a year later after giving birth to John Rothes Charles Honeyman.[1]
He married a second time, to Falconer Margaret Kemp. The ceremony took place in London. They had two sons: William Frederick Colquhoun (1868–1885) and George Michael Allan (1872–1888).[1]
Falconer died in 1881, and he married for a third time, to Sarah Anne Horne, three years later. They had a son, Herbert Lewis Honeyman, in 1885. Earlier that year, William died at sea, and George died "somewhere abroad" in 1888. That same year, he little to no business.[1]
Death
Honeyman died of pneumonia on 8 January 1914, aged 82. He was buried with his first two wives at