John Edward Knight Cutts [also known as J.E.K. Cutts] was born in Lenton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England on 20 March 1847. He was articled to Ewan Christian (1814-1895) from 1865 to 1870 and remained with him as his assistant. He commenced independent practice as an architect London in 1871. He worked primarily as a church architect. From 1886 he was in partnership with his brother, John Priston Cutts (1854-1935). The Cutts designed or restored nearly 50 churches.
J.E.K. Cutts was Diocesan Surveyor for St. Albans from 1881 to 1887. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1880, and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1891.
Following his retirement in 1912, he moved to Canada and died near Acton, Ontario on 20 [or 21 - sources differ] August 1938.
Architectural projects by J.E.K. Cutts included St Bartholomew's Church, Notgrove, Gloucestershire - restoration (1872–73); St Luke's Church, Diamond Street, Camberwell, Southwark, London (1876-77); St Peter's Church, Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire - restoration (1877); St Peter's Church, Prescott Place, Clapham Manor Street, Lambeth, London (1878); Wyck Rissington Church, Gloucestershire - restoration (1878–79); St Matthew's Church, Sydenham, London (1879–80); the Cottage Hospital, Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire (1878–79); St Edward's Church, Evenlode, Gloucestershire - restoration (1878–79); St Leonard's Church, Bledington, Gloucestershire - restoration (1878–79); St Thomas a Becket Church, Todenham, Gloucestershire - restoration (1879); South Farnborough Church - restoration (1880–81); St Mary the Virgin's Church, Baldock, Hertfordshire - restoration (1881–82); St Augustine's Church, Dovercourt (1883–84); All Saints' Church, Upper Holloway, London (1884–85); St Andrew's Church, Walsall (1884–87); St Andrew's Church, Longton, Lancashire (1887); St Saviour's Church, Hanley Road, Upper Holloway (1887–88); All Saints’ Church, Tufnell Park, London (1887–88); St Martin's Church, Kensal Rise, London (1899); St Mark's Church, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex (1893-1915); St George's Church, Freezywater, Enfield, Middlesex (1900–06); St Wulstan's Church, Bournbrook, Birmingham (1906); St Philip the Apostle, Tottenham, London (1906); and St Paul's Church, St Albans, Hertfordshire (1909);
Early in his career, J.E.K. Cutts also designed at least one church in partnership with Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (1851-1942).
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