John James Burnet

Sir John James Burnet (1857 - 1938) , son of the architect John Burnet, was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He trained in his father’s architectural offices and in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, thereafter joining his father as a partner. Like his father, he commissioned extensive sculptural works for his building, including work from Mossman. Burnet was knighted in 1914.

Among his surviving work are:

* Clyde Trust Building, Robertson Street, Glasgow (1883)
* Athenaeum, 8 Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow (1886)
* Charing Cross Mansions, Charing Cross, Glasgow (1891)
* Athenaeum Theatre, 179 Buchanan Street, Glasgow (1891)
* Glasgow Savings Bank, 177 Ingram Street, Glasgow (1896)
* King Edward VII Gallery, British Museum, London (1905)
* RW Forsyth's Department Store, Princes Street, Edinburgh (1906)
* War memorials at Gallipoli, and Jerusalem
* Cenotaph in George Square, Glasgow (1924)
* Hunter Memorial, University of Glasgow (1924)
* Adelaide House, London Bridge Approach, London (1925)

Other work has been destroyed or demolished, including:
*Alhambra Theatre, 41 Waterloo Street, Glasgow (1910)
*Port Tewfik War Memorial, Suez, Egyptcite web
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References

External links

* [http://glasgowsculpture.com/pg_biography.php?sub=burnet_j-son Brief history of John Burnet & Sons practice]
* [http://www.scotcities.com/merchant.htm Portrait of architect and elevation of Burnet's bank in Ingram Street]