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John Murray Easton (30 January 1889 – 19 August 1975) was a Scottish architect and the winner of the

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for architecture awarded by the

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Early life

Easton was born in Edinburgh on 30 January 1889.John Murray Easton.
Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

Career

Easton was articled to George Mitchell of Aberdeen in 1905 and studied at Robert Gordon's Technical College. He spent time in France in 1912 after which he moved to London where he studied at University College School of Architecture. At the same time he was an assistant with Granville Edward Stewart Streatfeild, Collcutt & Hamp,

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, and Wimperis & Simpson. He may have served in the military between 1914 and 1916. In 1919 he went into partnership with Howard Morley Robertson at 168 Regent Street, London, and designed a number of buildings with Howard Robertson of that firm. He became an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1921 and a fellow in 1927. Easton was the designer of

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at 38 South Street, Mayfair, London, and

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, Essex, a

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. He also designed the Lawrence Hall of the

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, the British Pavilion at the

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,''Paths of Glory'', The Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery, London, 1997, p. 39. and the Research Building of the

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(1938). He was the winner of the Royal Gold Medal for architecture awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Death

Easton died in London on 19 August 1975. He is buried at

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