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British architect

George Lethbridge
Born(1848-01-09)January 9, 1848
Bickleigh, Devon
DiedFebruary 26, 1924(1924-02-26) (aged 76)
Highgate, London
Resting placeHighgate Cemetery
NationalityBritish
SpouseJessie Naismith Morton
Hornsey War Memorial
Family grave of George Lethbridge in Highgate Cemetery

George Lethbridge (9 January 1848 – 26 February 1924) was a British architect known for his war memorial designs.

Family

Lethbridge was born on the 9th January 1848 in Bickleigh, Devon, England. In 1874 he married Jessie Naismith Morton in Edinburgh and they had seven children, the third born was the architect James Morton Lethbridge. The family, who were Presbyterians, lived in Highgate, at 205 Archway Road.

Career

He served his articles with William Henry Reid of Plymouth and commenced independent practice in London in 1870. Amongst Lethbridge's works were:

The Hornsey Central Hospital (now demolished).

The Hornsey War Memorial, now grade II listed by Historic England,

The Royal Russell School memorial Sundial.

Beauchene, Fitzjohns Avenue, Hampstead (1880)

Death

George Lethbridge died aged 76, on the 26th February 1924 in Highgate, and is buried in a family grave in Highgate Cemetery, with his wife and five of their children, including his architect son James. The grave is on the eastern side of the cemetery, close to the grave of the novelist George Eliot.

References

  1. ^ Inscription on grave
  2. Antonia Brodie; British Architectural Library; Royal Institute of British Architects. (2001). Directory of British architects, 1834-1914: Vol. 2 (L-Z). London: Continuum. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-8264-5514-7.
  3. 1881 England Census
  4. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
  5. 1891 England Census
  6. 1901 England Census
  7. "Canadian Great War Project". www.cgwp.uvic.ca. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. "George Lethbridge". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  9. Pevsner, Nikolaus & Bridget Cherry (2002). The buildings of England London 4: North. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. p. 555. ISBN 0300096534.
  10. Borough Of Hornsey. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  11. Historic England. "WAR MEMORIAL CHAPEL AT HORNSEY CENTRAL HOSPITAL (1389655)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  12. Royal Russell School - Sundial. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  13. ^ "1880 'beauchene' fitzjohn avenue hampstead london". www.archiseek.com. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2021.


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