Joseph Reginald Greenaway [also known as J.R. Greenaway] was born in Reading, Berkshire, England on 26 February 1877 and was articled to his father, Joseph Greenaway (1838-1917) in Reading. He subsequently worked as an architect and surveyor in Reading from c.1910 onwards. He was also lecturer in Building Construction and Surveying at University College, Reading.
Between 1919 and 1931 he was in partnership with the architect Conrad Birdwood Willcocks (1887-1972).
Greenaway's address was given as 11, Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire in 1923 and 1926; and 10 Southcote Road, Reading in 1939. He died in Reading on 5 June 1948
New offices and stores, Clark's Lead Works, Reading; additions to "The Acacias", Henley-on-Thames, and the Henley Union Workhouse; new dairy, etc., "Badgemore," Henley: sundry domestic work in Rending and district in partnership with C. B. Willcocks, F.R.I.B.A., A.M.T.P.I.: — All Saints Hall, Reading; cottages built under the Housing Scheme for the Bradfield Bradfield, Henley and Wokingham Rural District Councils; "The Rhydd", Caversham Heights, Reading; "Timbers Croft," Nuffield, Oxon; "Heathfield", Henley-on-Thames; houses and cottages at Reading, Woodley, Ipsden, Pangbourne, Shiplake, Sindlesham, etc. Alterations and additions to: Reading Ford Depot; "Woodlands," Shiplake; business premises at Reading and Wallingford, etc.; Ipsden House, Oxon; The Orange Hostel, Sutton Courtonay, etc. Rebuilding or reconstruction of: " The True Patriot", Reading; "The George and Dragon" and "The Black Swan," Abingdon, "The Horseshoe", Bampton, Oxon; "The Cricketers "Yateley, Hants; "The Royal Oak", Sharlock Row, Berks; etc. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1926]
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
Who's Who in Architecture 1926. Edited by Frederick Chatterton. London: Architectural Press, 1926