John Wimble

John Wimble (1837-1877) was an English architect based in London.

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 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 (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
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)
24 Haymarket, London 1877 (with William Wimble)
Investment Company, 41 Cheapside, London 1877 (with William Wimble)
Dyer’s buildings, Holborn, London 1871-78
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

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

↑ 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.
↑ "Death of an Old Tonbridgeian". Kent & Sussex Courier. United Kingdom. 20 July 1877. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Sittingbourne. Opening of the Free Church". Nonconformist. United Kingdom. 1 April 1863. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Tenders". London City Press. United Kingdom. 18 May 1867. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Our Office Cable". Building News. United Kingdom. 23 February 1877. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ Bradley 1997, p. 519.
↑ Bradley 1997, p. 550.

[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.

[FOOTNOTEBradley1997519-6] Bradley 1997, p. 519.

[FOOTNOTEBradley1997550-7] Bradley 1997, p. 550.