Fairweather, John, 1867 - 1942 (Architect)
Dates
- Existence: 5 February 1867 - 13 January 1942
Biography
John Fairweather was a British architect born on 5 February 1867, in Anderston, Glasgow.
John studied at Glasgow School of Art and did a traineeship with architect James Milne Monro. He started his own architecture studio in 1895 and did a lot of work on public buildings such as libraries, halls and churches and in 1914 he became the in-house architect for Green’s cinema chain. John became a Fellow of RIBA in 1916.
John died in 1942 during the second world war.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Original Artwork, c1900 - 1929
Drawings and designs used for the decoration of fairground rides.
Orton and Spooner Collection
This collection contains a large selection of archives from the Orton and Spooner Company. The collection comprises photographs and cabinet card images showing carved work, structural work and classic painted work, 4 boxes of notes, invoices and clippings, 8 drawers of plans and blueprints, 2 folders of ride specifications and order forms, accounts books and a library of source books showing turn of the century art used by the artists in the company.
Plans, c1916 - 1939
Blueprints of electric parts for fairground rides supplied by Mather & Platt Ltd and Hackett & Co., Electrical Engineers to Orton and Spooner.
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