Burcham Clamp

John Burcham Clamp (known as Burcham Clamp) (30 November 1869 – 7 July 1931) was an Australian architect, working mainly in Sydney and Canberra

Burcham Clamp
Born
John Burcham Clamp

(1869-11-03)3 November 1869
Died7 July 1931(1931-07-07) (aged 61)
Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other namesJ. Burcham Clamp
Alma mater
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)Susie Young
Parent(s)
  • John Clamp
  • Sophia, née Hunt
Practice

Life

Clamp was born in 1869, the son of a hairdresser, John Clamp, and Sophia, née Hunt. He was educated at the school of Christ Church St Laurence. In 1883 he became an articled clerk to the architect H. C. Kent. He attended evening classes at the University of Sydney and Sydney Technical College. In 1889, while still a student, he was admitted to membership of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales. In June 1893 he married Susie Young, with whom he was to have a son and three daughters.[1]

In 1899 Clamp went briefly into partnership with T. M. Smith, before establishing an independent practice in 1901. In 1914 he was briefly in partnership with Walter Burley Griffin.[1] Between 1918 and 1924 he worked with C. H. Mackellar. Clamp was the building surveyor for the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, and many of his buildings were for the diocese. He also built many commercial premises in and around Sydney.[1]

Burcham Clamp died on 7 July 1931 at Cremorne and is buried at the South Head Cemetery.[1]

Partial list of works

The following buildings designed either in part or in full by Burcham Clamp:

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Buildings designed either in part or in full by Burcham Clamp
Building name Image Location Year
completed		 Award(s) Heritage register(s) Notes
St James' HallPhillip Street, Sydney CBD1903Demolished in 1961
Victoria Hall
(Part of St Matthew's Church, Manly)		Corner of Darley Road and The Corso, Manly1901Demolished in 1928[2][3]
Lister Private Hospital and Nurses' HomeDarlinghurstc. 1910Demolished in c. 1925[4]
Wyoming Chambers175-181 Macquarie Street, Sydney CBD1909Local government heritage register[5]
Castlereagh Chambers64-68 Castlereagh Street, Sydney CBD1914[6]
Farmer's & Co building (former)
  • Farmer and Company (1910–1960)
  • Farmers Blaxland Galleries (1958–1995)
  • Grace Bros. (1983–2004)
  • Myer (2004–present)
Corner of Pitt and Market Streets, Sydney CBD1910[7]
Sydney Church of England Grammar School ChapelNorth Sydney
St Matthew's Church
(with Wright and Apperly)		Manly
Sydney Tattersall's Club
(with Finch)		Between Castlereagh and Elizabeth Streets,
Sydney CBD
Canberra Grammar School
(with C. H. Finch)		Canberra
Ainslie Hotel
(with C. H. Finch)		Canberra
Richard Johnson Obelisk
(with C. H. Finch)		Corner of Hunter, Bligh and Castlereagh Streets,
Sydney CBD

See also

References
  1. Reynolds, Peter (1981). "Clamp, John Burcham (1869–1931)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 8. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 20 October 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. "Opening of Victoria Hall, Manly". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 July 1901. Retrieved 23 March 2019 – via Trove: National Library of Australia.
  3. Morcombe, John (15 October 2015). "Plenty of changes to holy land in Manly". Manly Daily. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. "Rosebank (Clapton Place and Farrell Avenue) Heritage Conservation Area". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  5. "Commercial Chambers "Wyoming" Including Interiors". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. "Castlereagh Street Heritage Walk". Visit Sydney Australia. 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  7. "Central Pitt Street". The Dictionary of Sydney. 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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