Edward Skinner (architect)

Edward Skinner
Born(1869-03-15)15 March 1869
Inverurie, Scotland
Died26 December 1910(1910-12-26) (aged 41)
Colombo, Ceylon
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect
SpouseOlive Minna née Martin (1881–1917)
ParentJames

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]

References

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