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 Port Tewfik, 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)

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★ Brief history of John Burnet & Sons practice

★ Portrait of architect and elevation of Burnet's bank in Ingram Street