John James Hill [also known as J. J. Hill] was born in 1874 and was articled to John Walton Taylor (1874-1915) in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. He also attended Heaton Science and Art School; and Rutherford College and Art School in Newcastle. Hr established his own architectural practice in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1902. He was a Member of the Society of Architects, a Member of the Architectural Association, and a Fellow if the Institute of Hygiene. In 1925 he was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA)
His address was given as Goldsmiths' Hall, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne and 2, Armstrong Avenue, Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1914; Meadowfield, Runnymede Road, Ponteland, near Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1923 and 1937; and Emerson Chambers, Blackett Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1927. He died in Northumberland on 20 July 1937
Cinemas, residences, factories, workshops, business premises and shops, insurance companies' offices, villas, cemetery, dwelling houses, cottages, and building estate work — all in or near Newcastle
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