John James Burnet
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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 Port Tewfik, Gallipoli, and Jerusalem
- Cenotaph in George Square, Glasgow (1924)
- Hunter Memorial, University of Glasgow (1924)
Other work has been destroyed or demolished, including:
- Alhambra Theatre, 41 Waterloo Street, Glasgow (1910)
