John Brown

Who is John Brown?

John Brown was a 19th-century architect working in Norwich, in the county of Norfolk, England.He was the pupil of William Brown of Ipswich, a close relative.

He is best known for his churches. He was also, along with his two sons, the surveyor for Norwich Cathedral.

His works include:

⁕St. Peter: Lowestoft, Suffolk; built 1833; white brick with no tower, Carpenter's Gothic style; demolished circa 1974

⁕St. Michael's: Stamford, Lincolnshire; built 1835–36; Early English style; by 2002 no longer used as a church

⁕Sudbury workhouse: Sudbury, Suffolk; built 1836 after enactment of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834

⁕The Norwich Yarn Factory: Norwich; built 1836–37

⁕Christ Church: East Greenwich in south-east London; built 1847–49; Robert Kerr, co-architect

⁕St. Margaret: Lee, London; built 1839–41

⁕Christchurch: New Catton, Norwich; built 1841

⁕St. Mark: New Lakenham, Norwich; built 1844; modified perpendicular style

⁕St. Matthew: Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich; built 1851; modern Norman style; Robert Kerr, co-architect; by 2002 offices

⁕The Old Corn Exchange: Fakenham, Norfolk; built 1855; by 2002 a cinema