John Wimble

Former Congregational church, Sittingbourne, Kent 1862-63

South west quadrant of Ludgate Circus

John Wimble (1837-1877) was an English architect based in London. ^[1]

Life

He was born in 1837 in Maidstone, Kent the son of Edward Wimble (1804-1875) and Mary Margaret Wildish (1810-1889). He died on 29 June 1877 ^[2] and was buried in St Mary's Church, Long Ditton on 4 July 1877.

Career

He was educated at Tonbridge School and then articled to John Whichcord Sr. & Son in Maidstone, Kent. He set himself up in independent practice and after a few years entered into a partnership with his younger brother William Wimble. He died in 1877 and William continued the business alone.

Architectural Works

• Sittingbourne Cemetery 1860
• Congregational Church, High Street, Sittingbourne 1862-63 ^[3] (now Covenant Love Church)
• Albert wing, Royal Asylum of St Anne’s Society, Streatham. 1865 (Demolished 1987)
• Warehouse, Southwark Street, London 1867
• Warehouse, 222 Upper Thames Street, London (now demolished)
• Peter Lawson and Son, 20 Budge Row, London 1867 (demolished)
• Countess of Huntingdon’s chapel, Tunbridge Wells 1867 (demolished 1974)
• 32 Watling Street, London 1867 ^[4]
• Store front, Wimble and Nutt, 34 Week Street, Maidstone, Kent 1869 (building demolished)
• Countess of Huntingdon’s Connexion Church, North Street, Brighton 1870-71 (demolished 1972)
• Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company Offices, 25 Cockspur Street, London 1873
• London Salvage Corps station, Watling Street, London (demolished)
• London Salvage Corps station, 38–40 Commercial Road, London 1874 (demolished 1937)
• Bedford Hotel, Henrietta Street/Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London 1876-77 (from the designs of Henry Clutton) ^[5]
• 24 Haymarket, London 1877 (with William Wimble)
• Investment Company, 41 Cheapside, London 1877 (with William Wimble)
• Dyer’s buildings, Holborn, London 1871-78 ^[6]
• Offices, Gresham Street/Coleman Street, London (demolished)
• Boosey’s premises, Regent Street, London
• Domestic property, Ryder Street, St James’, London
• 59, 60 and 61 Haymarket, London
• Warehouses, Fenchurch/Leadenhall Street, London
• Mildmay Chambers, Bishopsgate Street, London
• Messrs Mather, 75 Farringdon Road, London (demolished)
• South West Quadrant, Ludgate Circus, London ^[7]

Sources

• Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1997). London 1: The City of London. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN   0-14-071092-2.

References

1. Antonia Brodie; British Architectural Library; Royal Institute of British Architects (20 December 2001). Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 1 (L-Z). A&C Black. p. 1033. ISBN   978-0-8264-5514-7.
2. "Death of an Old Tonbridgeian" . Kent & Sussex Courier. United Kingdom. 20 July 1877. Retrieved 24 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Sittingbourne. Opening of the Free Church" . Nonconformist. United Kingdom. 1 April 1863. Retrieved 24 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Tenders" . London City Press. United Kingdom. 18 May 1867. Retrieved 24 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Our Office Cable" . Building News. United Kingdom. 23 February 1877. Retrieved 24 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. Bradley 1997, p. 519. sfn error: no target: CITEREFBradley1997 (help)
7. Bradley 1997, p. 550. sfn error: no target: CITEREFBradley1997 (help)