Julian Gulson Burgess

Julian Gulson Burgess was born in Leicester in 1876 and was articled to his uncle, Edward Burgess (architect) of Gray’s Inn in London. He moved to Beaconsfield about the time of the opening of the new railway line to London in 1906. He formed a partnership with the local surveyor, Legender W. Myers, who was also engaged on surveying the Gregories Estate for James and William Gurney, and Leonard P. Kerkham, an architect working on the Gurney’s Orchehill Estate at Gerrads Cross.

 The firm was known as Kerkham Burgess & Myers, and designed over 30 houses on the Orchehill and Latchmoor Estates, as well as the fine row of shops on the corner of Packhorse Road and Oak End Way.

Good examples of their domestic architecture are 'The Rowans in 22 Marsham Way  designed for the builder: John Bailey, in 1907and Ben More  5 Oak End Way  for another builder: C.P. Lovell, in 1914.

Kerkham, Burgess & Myers’ offices were in Orchehill Chambers in Packhorse Road, also designed by the firm. When the partnership of Kerkham Burgess & Myers was dissolved in 1908 Kerkham worked for George Burgoyne developer of the Firs Estate at Gerrards Cross. Burgess worked for Norman Gurney on the Burke’s Estate  Beaconsfield. His firm did return to Gerrards Cross in the 1930s when they worked with the developer Richmond Watson on the Camp Road Estate.