Architect. Born Brighton (though the picture source has him born in Scotland). His father and brother were also architects. Active member of RIBA and its president 1919-21. Went into partnership with Maxwell Ayrton. Designed the Brighton War Memorial and Wembley Stadium. 4 Millbank is the only extant London building of which we are aware (with Ayrton). Died at home, West Hill, Highgate.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir John W. Simpson
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Onslow Ford
The monument was designed by Simpson. The Muse (naked lady) on the south fac...
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Josiah Gunton
Architect. specialist in non-conformist churches. Born in Cambridgeshire. By 1881 he was living in Hackney. He was articled to Gordon and Lowther architects and became a partner in 1885. His son W...
1 memorial
George Robert Welby Wheeler, AMICE
George Robert Welby Wheeler was born on 20 November 1845 in Bermondsey, Surrey (now Greater London), the eldest of the six children of George Charles Wheeler (1820-1886) and Charlotte Wheeler née W...
1 memorial
Frederick Manable
In the 1860s, as the Superintending Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works he designed Finsbury Park with the MBW's landscape designer Alexander McKenzie. Parks and Gardens has "..there are ...
1 memorial
John Young & Son
Architects active in 1862. Our picture is of John Young, 1797-1877, and the picture source says "Mr Young's eldest son, also called John Young, was to become a successful architect/surveyor in his ...
1 memorial
Major Hubert C. Corlette
Australian architect mainly of churches. Born Hubert Christian Corlette. Father of English architect John C. Corlette.
1 memorial
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