John Day was born on 20 April 1878 and was articled to Abraham Hart (1851-1939) in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England in 1892. He subsequently worked as an assistant to George Bland and Percival Bown (1873-1953) of Bland & Bown in Harrogate, Yorkshire; to William Rhodes Nunns (1866-?) in Bingley, Yorkshire; and to Harold Wood Barker (1875-?) of Thomas Barker & Son in Bradford, Yorkshire. Day commenced practice as an architect in Wakefield in 1902. He was elected a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA) in 1912. He died in London in 1919.
Male and Female Receiving Wards, Female Imbecile Wards, and Isolation Hospital, Wakefield Workhouse (design placed first In comp.). [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1914]
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001