George Corson

Who was George Corson?

George Corson was a Scottish architect active in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

He was born in Dumfries, where he was articled to Walter Newall before moving to Leeds in 1849 to work with his brother William Reid Corson who was working there with Edward La Trobe Bateman. His brother left Leeds in 1860, leaving Corson in charge of the practice.

Corson was responsible for many buildings in Leeds including:

the Grand Theatre, with his assistant James Robinson Watson - Grade II* listed

the municipal buildings - Grade II* listed, now housing the Leeds Central Library

an extension to George Gilbert Scott's Grade I listed Leeds General Infirmary

many large houses in Headingley 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 of Lawnswood cemetery, where he himself was buried in 1910.