George Bernard Cox

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George Bernard Cox

FRIBA
Born31 July 1886[1][2]
Handsworth, Staffordshire[3]
Died20 October 1978(1978-10-20) (aged 92)[4]
Minehead, Somerset
OccupationArchitect

George Bernard Cox FRIBA (31 July 1886 – 20 October 1978) was a British architect and co-founder of Harrison and Cox.

In 1912, he designed St Elizabeth's Church in Coventry[5] and in 1925-26, he designed the sanctuary and side chapels for St Edward's Church, Selly Park, Birmingham.

He designed the Grade II listed pub, the Brookhill Tavern, at 484 Alum Rock Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham, built in 1927-28 for the Smethwick-based Mitchells & Butlers Brewery.[6]

In the 1920s, he designed the Grade II listed Sacred Heart and St Margaret Mary Roman Catholic Church, Aston.[7]

He designed the Village Hall in Tanworth-in-Arden, which opened in 1927.[8]

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References[]

  1. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  3. ^ 1911 England Census
  4. ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
  5. ^ StElizabethCoventry.co.uk retrieved 12 December 2015
  6. ^ Historic England. "Brookhill Tavern (1423497)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1393309)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  8. ^ "TANWORTH VILLAGE HALL: THE EARLY YEARS". Tanworthvillagehall. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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