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John Billing

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John Billing
Born1816[1] or 17[2]
Died1863[1][2]
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsSt. Giles' parish church, Tetsworth

John Billing, FRIBA was an English architect from Reading, Berkshire. His grandfather Richard Billing (circa 1747–1826),[3] father Richard Billing (1784–1853), brothers Richard (1814–84) and Arthur (1824–96) and nephew Arthur Ernest (died 1920) were also architects.[2]

Career

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St. Giles' parish church, Tetsworth (1855)

Until at least 1854, Billing practiced in Reading, Berkshire, where he was Borough Surveyor.[4] Billing addressed a meeting of the 1849–50 session of the Oxford Architectural Society on the subject of "Parsonage Houses".[5]

Billing had moved his practice to London by 1856, in which year he was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[1] Philip Webb (1831–1915) was a pupil of his.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Brodie, 2001, page 180
  2. ^ a b c Colvin, 1997, page 124
  3. ^ Colvin, 1997, page 123
  4. ^ Dils, Joan A (1999). "From Village to Suburb: Caversham 1840 to 1911". Oxoniensia. LXIV. Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society: 92.
  5. ^ Prout, David (1989). "'The Oxford Society for Promoting the Study of Gothic Architecture' and 'The Oxford Architectural Society', 1839-1860". Oxoniensia. LIV. Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society: 387.
  6. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, page 115
  7. ^ Tyack, 1998, page 225
  8. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, page 805
  9. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, page 801
  10. ^ Nairn & Pevsner, 1965, page 603
  11. ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, page 588

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