Edward Skinner (15 March 1869 – 26 December 1910) was a British architect who was responsible for designing a number of landmark buildings in Ceylon.
[1] He left to join a London based architectural practice in 1890, serving as an assistant to Morton M. Glover from 1891 to 1892.
[1] In 1893 he passed his architectural qualifying exam and was admitted to the Royal Institute of British Architects on 4 December.
[1][2] Skinner emigrated to Ceylon before the end of 1893 working as an assistant to an engineering firm before commencing his own architectural practice in 1897.
[1] He was responsible for designing a number of buildings in Colombo, including the south wing of the Galle Face Hotel (1894),[3] Victoria Masonic Temple (1901),[4] Cargills & Co. (1902),[5] Victoria Memorial Eye Hospital (1903),[6] Lindsay Lecture Hall,[7] St. Andrew's Church (1906),[8] Wesley College (1907)[9] and Lloyd's Building (1908).