J. M. Brydon

John McKean Brydon (1840 – 25 May 1901) was a Scottish architect who developed a practice in designing public buildings, particularly hospitals, in London.

He designed the St Peter's Hospital in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden (1880–84), the Hospital for Women in Euston Road (renamed the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital after the death of its founder), Chelsea Public Library (1890), and the London School of Medicine for Women in Huntley Street (1896).

[1] He also designed the Old Vestry Hall at the rear of the Chelsea Town Hall on King's Road, as well as the Government Offices Great George Street, which today house the Treasury, HM Revenues and Customs and part of the Cabinet Office.

[3] Brydon was the author of the entry on William Eden Nesfield in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

[citation needed] He died at his Hampstead home, 31 Steeles Road, NW3 on 25 May 1901[4] and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery (plot no.24272).