John Bernard Mendham architectural drawings, 1914-1936.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Mendham, John Bernard, 1888-1951.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mendham, John Bernard.

Architects--Archives.

Architects.

Architectural design--History--20th century--Sources.

Architectural design.

Architectural drawing--Great Britain.

Architectural drawing.

Architecture, Modern--20th century--Great Britain--Designs and plans.

Architecture, Modern.

Genre:

Architectural drawings, British.

Physical Description:

55 sheets : various media.

Other Title:

John Bernard Mendham collection.

Place of Publication:

1914-1936.

Biography/History:

John Bernard Mendham was born in Chepstow, Wales in 1888, eldest son of Clement A. Mendham, a civil engineer who worked on the construction of the Severn Tunnel. In his youth, he lived for eleven years in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father was engaged in constructing new dockyards. He was trained in architecture at the School of Arts, Birmingham, England and worked in various surveying, engineering and architectural offices there. He opened his own architectural practice in Birmingham in 1911. He gave up his practice in 1914 to enter the British armed forces at the outbreak of World War I. After he was injured in 1917, he served as resident engineer for the Air Ministry until 1919. After the war, he worked as superintending architect for the Ministry of Agriculture. In 1923, he returned to private practice, opening an office in London. His practice included engineering works, public buildings, schools, cinemas, hospitals, laboratories, churches and the laying out of roads and sewers. During World War II, he served the military as engineer and architect. After the war, he resumed private practice. He died in Tunstall, Kent, England in 1951.

Summary:

The collection comprises fifty-five original architectural drawings documenting twenty-one designs (1914-1936) by John Bernard Mendham. The bulk of the collection documents his practice after 1922. Several undated designs are found, but only one drawing (dated 1914) clearly represents his practice in Birmingham before World War I. The collection contains no material related to Mendham's work for the military during the world wars.

Finding Aid/Index:

Printed finding aid available at the Architectural Archives. For electronic finding aid see Web Link.

Cited as:

John Bernard Mendham Collection, The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.

Access Restriction:

Collection available for research by appointment only.

Online:

Finding Aid