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MUNCE, JAMES STILWELL
- Born: 1878 Died: 1952
Engineer and architect, of Belfast. James Stilwell Munce, who was probably the son of JAMES MUNCE , was born on 24 May 1878 and educated at Sullivan Upper School, Holywood, Co. Down. He entered the School of Engineering at Queen's College, Belfast, in 1897, obtaining the BE degree in 1900. From 1900 until 1902 he trained as an assistant to LUKE LIVINGSTON MACASSEY , working on waterworks schemes for Belfast, Bangor, Holywood, Fermoy, Enniskillen, and Kilkenny. Between 1902 and 1903 he worked under JAMES HANNA and JAMES HERON on various engineering projects before moving to London to join the Works Department of London County Council. He remained in England until 1911, when he returned to Belfast to set up in independent practice as an engineer and architect. In 1919 he entered into partnership with EDWIN RIDDELL KENNEDY , to form the firm of MUNCE & KENNEDY . After Kennedy's death in 1930, he carried on the practice under the same name until his own death in 1952. For several years he was part-time surveyor to Carrickfergus Urban District Council but gave up the post in 1934, 'owing to pressure of business'.(1) James Frederick Munce, ARIBA, who was presumably his son, continued the practice but changed its name to James Munce & Partners in the 1960s.
In 1920 Munce gave a lecture on 'The Belfast of the Past',(2) but there is no other evidence, in the pages of the Irish Builder at least, of his knowledge of or interest in historical architecture.
Inst.CE: student, 1899-1904; elected associate member, 19 April 1904; elected member, 14 January 1930.
RIBA: elected licentiate, 1937, proposed by ROBERT HANNA. GIBSON , REGINALD SHARMAN WILSHERE and JOHN SEEDS ;(3) associate by 1940.(4)
Addresses:(5) Work: 141a Scottish Provident Buildings, Belfast, 1911=1916;(6) 7 Wellington Place, 1920; 11 Wellington Place, <=1929-1938; 24 Arthur St, 1938-1949; 133 University Street, 1950 until death.
Home: 67 Conway Road, Plumstead, London SE, 1904; 8 Birkbeck Grove, Acton, 1906; 87 Shaftesbury Road, Hammersmith, 1908; 27 Ennismore Avenue, Chiswick, 1909; Marine Parade, Holywood, 1937.
See WORKS; see also works of MUNCE & KENNEDY.
References
All information in this entry is from the records of the Insitution of Civil Engineers, kindly supplied by Mrs Carol Morgan, Archivist.
(1) IB 76, 10 Mar 1934, 185. Was he also the J.S. Munce who was an Assitant County Surveyor for Co. Armagh from 1915 or earlier until 1942 or later?
(2) IB 62, 24 Apr 1920, 293.
(3) RIBAJ 44(1936-37), 756.
(4) IB 82, 30 Mar 1940, 212.
(5) From Inst.CE records and RSUA lists of members unless otherwise stated.
(6) IB 58, 26 Feb 1916, 99.
31 work entries listed in chronological order for MUNCE, JAMES STILWELL
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Building: | CO. DOWN, CRAIGANTLET, MISSION HALL |
Date: | 1912 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 54, 8 Jun 1912, 348 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, YORK STREET, NO. 190 |
Date: | 1916 |
Nature: | Alts., for Mr R.G. Williamson. Contractor: T. McKinney, Brougham St. |
Refs: | IB 58, 8 Apr 1916, 165 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, SANDY ROW (& LINFIELD ROAD), HEWITT BROS. |
Date: | 1916 |
Nature: | New premises for Mssrs. Hewitt Bros. Contractor: T. McKinney, Brougham St, Belfast. |
Refs: | IB 58, 23 Dec 1916, 639 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, MARLBOROUGH PARK CENTRAL, HOUSES |
Date: | 1916 |
Nature: | Semi-detached villas in course of erection fo Mr T.S. Martin. |
Refs: | IB 58, 8 Apr 1916, 165 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, DONEGALL PLACE, IMPERIAL HOTEL |
Date: | 1916 |
Nature: | Adds. |
Refs: | IB 58, 26 Feb 1916, 99 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, ANTRIM, INFIRMARY |
Date: | 1919 |
Nature: | Proposed new infirmary, for Board of Guardians. Estimated cost £6,750. |
Refs: | IB 61, 22 Mar 1919, 130 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, CARRICKFERGUS, WATERWORKS |
Date: | 1930a |
Nature: | Cost: £6,000. |
Refs: | Candidate's circular for transfer to membership of Inst.CE, 1930 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, CARRICKFERGUS, HARBOUR |
Date: | 1930a |
Nature: | Improvements, £10,000. (?Also reinforced concrete gantry, £7,000, and warehouse, £19,000). |
Refs: | Candidate's circular for transfer to membership of Inst.CE, 1930 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, HOLYWOOD, WATER SUPPLY |
Date: | 1930a |
Nature: | Cost: £13,000. |
Refs: | Candidate's circular for transfer to membership of Inst.CE, 1930; IB 77, 1 Jun 1935, 456 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, ARDGLASS, WATER SUPPLY |
Date: | 1930a;1934 |
Nature: | Water supply. |
Refs: | Candidate's circular for transfer to membership of Inst.CE, 1930; IB 76, 3 Nov 1934, 954 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, DOWNPATRICK, UNION INFIRMARY |
Date: | 1931 |
Nature: | Alts. |
Refs: | IB 73, 5 Dec 1931, 1064 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, STRADBALLY, PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
Date: | 1931 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 73, 17 Jan,14 Mar 1931, 54,230 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BALLYHOME, PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
Date: | 1931 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 73, 17 Jan,14 Mar 1931, 54,230 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, CROAGHBEG (BALLYMONEY), PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
Date: | 1933 |
Nature: | New, to replace existing school. For North Antrim Regional Education Committee. |
Refs: | IB 75, 9 Sep 1933, 782 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, CROSSGAR, WATER SUPPLY |
Date: | 1934 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 76, 29 Dec 1934, 1134; 77, 1 Jun 1935, 456 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, KILLYLEAGH, SEWERAGE |
Date: | 1935 |
Nature: | Extension of sewerage works. |
Refs: | IB 77, 2 Nov 1935, 1014 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, BALLYNAHINCH, WATER SUPPLY |
Date: | 1935a |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 77, 1 Jun 1935, 456 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, KILLYLEAGH, WATER SUPPLY |
Date: | 1935a |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 77, 1 Jun 1935, 456 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, DOWNPATRICK, UPPER INFIRMARY |
Date: | 1936 |
Nature: | Renovation. |
Refs: | IB 78, 22 Feb 1936, 162 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, HIGH STREET, PREMISES |
Date: | 1938 |
Nature: | Adds. |
Refs: | IB 80, 29 Oct 1938, 918 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, PORTRUSH, PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
Date: | 1938 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 80, 30 Apr 1938, 368 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, ANNAHILT, PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
Date: | 1939 |
Nature: | Contractor: R. Murray, Ravenhill Cresc., Belfast. |
Refs: | IB 81, 5 Aug 1939, 678 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, HOLYWOOD, SCHOOL |
Date: | 1939-1940 |
Nature: | Contractor: John McCall & Sons, Holywood. |
Refs: | IB 81, 7 Jan 1939, 31 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, CASTLEWELLAN, WATER SUPPLY |
Date: | 1940 |
Nature: | Improvements. |
Refs: | IB 82, 3,17 Feb 1940, 82,111 |
Building: | CO. ANTRIM, BALLYROCK (BUSHMILLS), SCHOOL |
Date: | 1940 |
Nature: | New. |
Refs: | IB 82, 30 Mar 1940, 212 |
Building: | CO. ARMAGH, ARMAGH, WATER SUPPLY |
Date: | 1940 |
Nature: | Improvements. |
Refs: | IB 82, 22 Jun 1940, 418 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, KILLYLEAGH, HOUSES (024) |
Date: | 1949 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 91, 20 Aug 1949, 780 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, CASTLEWELLAN, HOUSES (016) |
Date: | 1949 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 91, 28 May 1949, 498 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, DOWNPATRICK DISTRICT, HOUSES (024) |
Date: | 1950 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 92, 14 Oct 1950, 1112 |
Building: | CO. DOWN, BALLYMACARN (DOWNPATRICK), HOUSES (012) |
Date: | 1951 |
Nature: | - |
Refs: | IB 93, 4 Aug 1951, 818 |
Building: | CO. TYRONE, MULLAGHMORE (DUNGANNON), HOUSING SCHEME |
Date: | 1952 |
Nature: | Sewerage work for same. |
Refs: | IB 94, 7 Jun 1952, 600 |