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- John Wells (1789–1864), was an English-born architect who had his works displayed at the Royal Academy in the 1820s. He is best known for his work in Montreal, Quebec, most notably the Bank of Montreal Head Office and St. Anne's Market, that afterwards housed the Parliament Buildings at Montreal. Wells was born at Norwich, where he trained as a carpenter. He worked on the facade of St Mary Moorfields in London, after which he became an architect, displaying his works at the Royal Academy in 1823 and 1828. Exploiting the rapid growth and population boom, he came to Montreal in about 1830. His first commission was to erect the new prison, and afterwards he constructed the Ste. Ann's Market (1832), that stood until the Burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal. In 1834, he was commissioned by John Redpath and Peter McGill to design and build a new home for St. Paul's Presbyterian Church. He completed several religious buildings for all denominations, including Chalmers-Wesley United Church, and his personal popularity won him private commissions for some of Montreal's leading figures within the Golden Square Mile - such as the Notman House (1845) and Prince of Wales Terrace, completed in 1860 for Sir George Simpson. His biography in The Canadian Encyclopedia, states that "due to the disappearance of a majority of his works, he has been overlooked as the arbiter of architectural taste in early Victorian Montreal". He died at Montreal April 26, 1864, and was survived by at least one son (G.H. Wells) and one daughter (Mrs Deborah Wadsworth). (en)
- John Wells (1789–1864), est un architecte canadien d'origine anglaise. Il est surtout connu pour son travail à Montréal, au Québec, notamment au siège social de la Banque de Montréal et au Marché Sainte-Anne, qui ont ensuite abrité les édifices du Parlement à Montréal. John Wells est né à Norwich, en Angleterre. D'abord charpentier, il travaille sur la façade de St Mary Moorfields à Londres. Il devient ensuite architecte, exposant ses œuvres à la Royal Academy en 1823 et 1828. Profitant de la croissance rapide et du boom démographique, il immigre à Montréal vers 1830. Il construit le Marché Saint-Anne (1832), détruit lors de l'incendie de l'hôtel du Parlement à Montréal. En 1834, il est chargé par John Redpath et Peter McGill de concevoir et de construire une nouvelle maison pour l'église presbytérienne St-Paul. Il conçoit plusieurs édifices religieux pour toutes les confessions, y compris l'église unie Chalmers-Wesley à Québec. Sa popularité personnelle lui attire des commandes privées pour des personnalités montréalaises de premier plan dans le Golden Square Mile - comme la maison Notman (1845) et la Terrasse du Prince de Galles (1860) pour Sir George Simpson, aussi bien que les maisons en rangée de la Place de Près-de-Ville sur la rue de La Gauchetière. Il meurt à Montréal le 26 avril 1864. (fr)
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- John Wells (1789–1864), was an English-born architect who had his works displayed at the Royal Academy in the 1820s. He is best known for his work in Montreal, Quebec, most notably the Bank of Montreal Head Office and St. Anne's Market, that afterwards housed the Parliament Buildings at Montreal. (en)
- John Wells (1789–1864), est un architecte canadien d'origine anglaise. Il est surtout connu pour son travail à Montréal, au Québec, notamment au siège social de la Banque de Montréal et au Marché Sainte-Anne, qui ont ensuite abrité les édifices du Parlement à Montréal. Il meurt à Montréal le 26 avril 1864. (fr)
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