John Albert Gill-Knight [also known as John Albert Gill Knight] was born in Lambeth, London, England in 1866 and was articled to Robert Cruwys in Brixton, Surrey [now London] from 1880 to 1888. He also studied at Lambeth Polytechnic and South Kensington Museums. He then worked as an assistant to various architects including Alfred Large (?-1907), before commencing practice as an independent architect in Brixton in 1886. He qualified as an architect in 1891 and was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1893. In 1903 he was appointed Acting District Surveyor for Fulham and Paddington. He was also District Surveyor for Hackney. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1913. He died in 1925.
Principally domestic, Including Linkenholt Manor House; several blocks of residential mansions, the principal ones being the following. — Prince of Wales Mansions, Chelsea; Ashburnham Mansions, Chelsea: Basil Mansions, Chelsea; Hauteville Court Mansions; Llnkenholt Mansions and Ranelagh Gardens, Hammersmith; Alexandra Court, Malda Vale, &c, &c.; and numerous private houses, offices, and banks, &c. including the village buildings of Llnkenholt, Hampshire.
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