John Honeyman

John Honeyman (11 August 1831 – 8 January 1914) was a Scottish architect. He designed several notable buildings in Scotland, mostly churches, and worked alongside Charles Rennie Mackintosh as a partner for several years. Early life John Honeyman was born at 21 Carlton Place, Glasgow, on 11 August 1831, the third son of John Honeyman JP and Isabella Smith. Honeyman was educated at home and then at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh from 1841 to 1846. He then he studied at Glasgow University with the intention of entering the Church. He decided against becoming a minister and spent a year in a London accountant's office. After his return to Glasgow he was apprenticed to the minor Glasgow architect Alexander Munro. Career Honeyman was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1874. He designed three schools for The School Board of Glasgow: Rockvilla Street School, Tureen Street School and Henderson Street School. After falling into financial difficulties by 1888, 26-year-old John Keppie refinanced and effectively re-founded Honeyman's practice as Honeyman and Keppie.