Background
John Bilson was born on 27 September 1858 in Newark, and educated at Wesley College, Sheffield.
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Career
Bilson is best known for his architectural research on the medieval period. After Botterill"s son"s early death in 1879 Bilson became the main partner in the practice, and took over the business completely when Botterill retired in 1899. Bilson received a Doctorate.Litt from Durham University in 1925 for his work on dating the architecture of Durham Cathedral. he was also honoured by the Société française d"archéologie (French) in 1926.
He died 15 December 1943.
Legacy
Bilson is well regarded for his historical work on medieval architecture. On his work at Durham it has been written "The chronology of the works of construction have been established by John Bilson on such solid bases that there is nothing significant to be added.".
