John Billing | |
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Born | 1816 [1] or 17 [2] |
Died | 1863 [1] [2] |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | St. 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]
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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