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John Brown (architect)

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John Brown (1805–1876)[1] was a 19th-century architect working in Norwich, in the county of Norfolk, England. His buildings include churches and workhouses.

Life

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All Saints, Hainford, Norfolk (1838–40).

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]

Works

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Brown's works include:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Basic Biographical Details". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. ^ Pevsner 1962, p.211.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ List from Howard Colvin (1978). A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600–1840. John Murray. p. 145. ISBN 0-7195-3328-7. except where otherwise cited.
  5. ^ Pevsner 1962, p.184.
  6. ^ "East Anglian Workhouses". Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ^ Pevsner 1962, p.149.
  8. ^ Pevsner 1962, p.158.
  9. ^ a b Homan, Roger (1984). The Victorian Churches of Kent. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd. p. 106. ISBN 0-85033-466-7.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Central Cinema (1039424)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  11. ^ Geoffrey Kelly, Book of Bergh Apton (Halsgrove 2005) ISBN 1-84114-418-5

Sources

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Pevsner, Nikolaus (1962). North-East Norfolk and Norwich. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.