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Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon OSBOURN, Edward Born: ? Died: 1938 Architect Osbourn's name is also found spelt Osborn. Nothing has yet been discovered about his training. Before 1910 he was a temporary officer in the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, Pretoria, working as a draughtsman. In 1910 he was sent to Durban to help prepare plans for the conversion of the Durban Old Town Hall into a post office (NAD PWD 2958/10), and later left the PWD, remaining in Durban and working in partnership with WF BUCKLE (cf. BUCKLE & OSBOURN) between 1910 and 1915. Around 1912 he must have been resident in Pietermaritzburg as he became a Licentiate member of the RIBA there in 1912. LRIBA Pietermaritzburg 1912; ISAA 1927. (Hillebrand 1975; Hillebrand 1986:465; ISAA mem list; NAD PWD 2958/10) All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. List of projects With photographs With notes Wesleyan Church, modified design: 1909. Durban, KwaZulu-Natal - Architect Books citing OSBOURN Brown, SM. 1969. Architects and others: an annotated list of people of South African interest appearing in the RIBA Journal 1880-1925. Johannesburg: Unpublished dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand. pp ISAA. 1927. Register of Members the Institute of South African Architects. Johannesburg: ISAA (Unpublished Record). pp O2