George Corson was a Scottish

Scotland

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 architect active in Leeds

Leeds

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....

, England

England

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He was born in Dumfries

Dumfries

Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...

, where he was articled to Walter Newall

Walter Newall

Walter Newall was a Scottish architect and civil engineer, born at Doubledyke in the parish of New Abbey, near Dumfries in south-west Scotland...

 before moving to Leeds in 1849 to work with his brother William Reid Corson who was working there with Edward La Trobe Bateman

Edward La Trobe Bateman

Edward La Trobe Bateman was a pre-raphaelite watercolour painter, book illuminator, draughtsman, garden designer and architect....

. 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
  Grand Theatre Leeds
  The Grand Theatre is a theatre and Opera house in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was designed by James Robinson Watson, chief assistant in the office of Leeds-based architect George Corson, and opened on 18 November 1878...
  
   (1877-78), with his assistant James Robinson Watson - Grade II* listed
• the municipal buildings (1878-1884) - Grade II* listed, now housing the Leeds Central Library
  Leeds Central Library
  Leeds Central Library is a public library in Leeds, located on the Headrow in the city centre. It houses the city library service's single largest general lending and reference collection, as well as hosting an art gallery in the adjoining building....
  
  
• an extension (1891-92) to George Gilbert Scott
  George Gilbert Scott
  Sir George Gilbert Scott was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses...
  
  's Grade I listed Leeds General Infirmary
  Leeds General Infirmary
  Leeds General Infirmary, also known as the LGI or, more correctly, The General Infirmary at Leeds, is a large teaching hospital based in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and is part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust....
  
  
• many large houses in Headingley
  Headingley
  Headingley is a suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road...
  
   including the Grade II* listed Spenfield

Corson won a competition for the landscaping of Roundhay Park

Roundhay Park

Roundhay Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is one of the biggest city parks in Europe. It has over of parkland, lakes, woodland and gardens which are owned by Leeds City Council. The park is one of the most popular attractions in Leeds, nearly a million people visit each year...

 in 1873, and in 1874 designed the layout and many of the buildings of Lawnswood

Lawnswood

Lawnswood is a small suburb in the north west of the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. As such it is north north east of the West Yorkshire Urban Area.- Location :It is bordered by West Park, Adel, Ireland Wood and Holt Park...

cemetery, where he himself was buried in 1910.

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