- George Corson
George Corson (1829-1910) was a Scottish architect active in
Leeds ,West Yorkshire ,England .He was born in
Dumfries , where he was articled toWalter Newall before moving to Leeds in 1849 to work with his brother William Reid Corson who was working there withEdward La Trobe Bateman . His brother left Leeds in 1860, leaving Corson in charge of the practice. [cite web | url=http://www.codexgeo.co.uk/dsa/architect_full.php?id=M003959 | title=Dictionary of Scottish Architects | accessdate=2008-01-23]Corson was responsible for many buildings in Leeds including: [cite book | last = Wrathmell| first = Susan| coauthors = John Minnis| title = Leeds| series = Pevsner architectural guides| date = 2005| publisher = Yale U.P.|isbn = 0300107366| pages =| chapter = | quote = | ref = ]
* the Grand Theatre (1877-78), with his assistantJames Robinson Watson - Grade II* listed
* the municipal buildings (1878-1884) - Grade II* listed, now housing the city library
* an extension (1891-92) toGeorge Gilbert Scott 's Grade I listedLeeds General Infirmary
* many large houses inHeadingley including the Grade II* listed "Spenfield"Corson won a competition for the landscaping of
Roundhay Park in 1873, and in 1874 designed the layout and many of the buildings ofLawnswood cemetery, where he himself was buried in 1910.References
External links
*IoE|466101|Grand Theatre, Grade II*
*IoE|465680|Municipal buildings, Grade II*
*IoE|465138|Leeds General Infirmary, Grade I
*IoE|466224|Spenfield, Grade II*
*IoE|466207|Lawnswood cemetery chapels, Grade II
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