George Corson (1829–1910) 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.[1]
In Leeds he was president of the Leeds and Yorkshire Architectural Association by 1898.[2]
Corson was responsible for many buildings in Leeds including:[3]
Corson won a competition for the landscaping of Roundhay Park in 1873,[13] and in 1874 designed the layout and many of the buildings of Lawnswood cemetery, where he himself was buried in 1910. His gravestone, a celtic cross with five bosses, is grade II listed, one of only four listed memorials at Lawnswood.[14][15]
Address profile: CORSON HOUSE THE BEECHWOOD ESTATE, ELMETE LANE ROUNDHAY, LEEDS, LS8 2LQ There are 2 companies at this address....
West of Chapeltown Road: Newton Park Estate. The Newton Park [Newton Hall] Estate was laid out by the Lupton family of Newton Hall (now dem ... Francis and Darnton Lupton first engaged George Corson to draw up plans for developing their estate at the... June 1870...