Burcham Clamp


John Burcham Clamp was an Australian architect, working mainly in Sydney and Canberra

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

Partial list of works

The following buildings designed either in part or in full by Burcham Clamp:
Building nameImageLocationYear
completed		AwardHeritage registerNotes
St James' HallPhillip Street, Sydney CBD1903Demolished in 1961
Victoria Hall
Corner of Darley Road and The Corso, 1901Demolished in 1928
Lister Private Hospital and Nurses' HomeDemolished in
Wyoming Chambers175-181 Macquarie Street, Sydney CBD1909Local government heritage register
Castlereagh Chambers64-68 Castlereagh Street, Sydney CBD1914
Farmer's & Co building
Corner of Pitt and Market Streets, Sydney CBD1910
Sydney Church of England Grammar School Chapel
St Matthew's Church
Sydney Tattersall's Club
Between Castlereagh and Elizabeth Streets,
Sydney CBD
Canberra Grammar School
Canberra
Ainslie Hotel
Canberra
Richard Johnson Obelisk
Corner of Hunter, Bligh and Castlereagh Streets,
Sydney CBD