Edward Skinner (architect) explained

Edward Skinner
Birth Date:15 March 1869
Birth Place:Inverurie, Scotland
Death Place:Colombo, Ceylon
Nationality:British
Spouse:Olive Minna née Martin (1881–1917)
Parents:James

Edward Skinner (15 March 1869 – 26 December 1910) was a British architect who was responsible for designing a number of landmark buildings in Ceylon.

Edward Skinner was born on 15 March 1869 in Inverurie, Scotland.[1] In 1885 he was articled to John Rust.[1] He left to join a London based architectural practice in 1890, serving as an assistant to Morton M. Glover from 1891 to 1892.[1] In 1893 he passed his architectural qualifying exam and was admitted to the Royal Institute of British Architects on 4 December.[1] [2]

Skinner emigrated to Ceylon before the end of 1893 working as an assistant to an engineering firm before commencing his own architectural practice in 1897.[1] He was responsible for designing a number of buildings in Colombo, including the south wing of the Galle Face Hotel (1894),[3] Victoria Masonic Temple (1901),[4] Cargills & Co. (1902),[5] Victoria Memorial Eye Hospital (1903),[6] Lindsay Lecture Hall,[7] St. Andrew's Church (1906),[8] Wesley College (1907)[9] and Lloyd's Building (1908).[10] On 7 June 1909 he was admitted as a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[1] [11]

Skinner committed suicide at his offices in Colombo fort on 26 December 1910.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DSA Architect Biography Report – Edward Skinner . 23 February 2020 . Dictionary of Scottish Architects.
  2. 1894 . Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects . . 1 . 86.
  3. News: Salie, Ryhanna . 14 August 2016 . Galle Face Hotel: Colombo's Iconic landmark . . 23 February 2020.
  4. Book: Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources . 1999 . Asian Educational Services . 9788120613355 . Wright, Arnold . 419.
  5. Book: Raheem, Ismeth . Images of British Ceylon: nineteenth century photography of Sri Lanka . Colin-Thorne, Percy . Times Editions . 112.
  6. Book: Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources . 1999 . Asian Educational Services . 9788120613355 . Wright, Arnold . 421.
  7. Book: Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka . Faith of our fathers: history of the Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) . 1983 . Pragna Publishers . Franciscus, S. Douglas . 74.
  8. News: Dishan, Joseph . 17 March 2019 . Sustaining the Scottish tradition of worship . . 23 February 2020.
  9. 1907 . Indian Education . 4 . 72.
  10. News: 5 June 2011 . Refurbished Lloyd's opens for business . . 23 February 2020.
  11. 1909 . Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects . . 564.
  12. Book: Ferguson's Ceylon Directory . 1912 . Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited . 64.
  13. News: 7 January 1911 . Suicide at Colombo . 12 . The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser .

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