John Brown (architect)
John Brown (1805–1876)[1] was a 19th-century architect working in Norwich, England. His buildings include churches and workhouses.
Life
He was the pupil of the architect William Brown of Ipswich, a close relative.[1] He was, along with his two sons, the surveyor for Norwich Cathedral, where his work there included a restoration of the crossing tower, undertaken during the 1830s.[2] He was appointed county surveyor for Norfolk in 1835.[3]
List of works
- Christ Church, Greenwich, Greater London (built 1847-49)
- St Margaret's Church, Lee, Greater London (built 1839–41)[4]
- St Michael's Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire (built 1835–36)[5]
- Church of St Peter & St Paul, Bergh Apton, Norfolk (built 1838)[6]
- Corn Exchange, Fakenham, Norfolk (built 1855)[7]
- Workhouse, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (built 1838, later used as a hospital)
- All Saints' Church, Hainford, Norfolk (built 1838-40)[8]
- St Mark's Church, Lakenham, Norwich, (built 1844)[9]
- Workhouse, Lingwood, Norfolk (built 1837)
- Christ Church, New Catton, Norwich, (built 1841)[10]
- St James Mill, Norwich, (built 1836-37)
- Shirehall, Swaffham, Norfolk (built 1839)[11]
- St Matthew's Church, Thorpe Hamlet, Norfolk (built 1851)[12]
- St Peter's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk (built 1833, demolished 1974)
- Workhouse, Sudbury, Suffolk (built 1836)
References
- 1 2 "Basic Biographical Details". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ Pevsner 1962, p.211.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wilson, Bill (2002) [1999]. Norfolk 2: North West and South. The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300096576.
- ↑ "Parish History". St Margaret's Church. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, Stamford - 1168253 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "CENTRAL CINEMA, Fakenham - 1039424 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Hainford - 1372957 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "THE SHIREHALL, Swaffham - 1269667 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
Sources
Pevsner, Nikolaus (1962). North-East Norfolk and Norwich. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.