Edward Skinner (architect)

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
Born(1869-03-15)15 March 1869
Inverurie, Scotland
Died26 December 1910(1910-12-26) (aged 41)
Colombo, Ceylon
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)Olive Minna née Martin (1881-1917)
Parent(s)James

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. "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 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 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 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.
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