The work and professional status of John (1787-1852) and Benjamin Green (1813-58), architects and engineers
| Author(s): |
Paul W. R. Bell
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| Medium: | conference paper |
| Language(s): | English |
| Conference: | 6th International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH 2018), July 9-13, 2018, Brussels, Belgium |
| Published in: | Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories [2 vols.] |
| Page(s): | 357-364 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | John and Benjamin Green were versatile and prolific architects and engineers at a crucial time in the development of North-East England. This paper reviews the extraordinary variety of their achievements, the milieu in which they worked and how they fitted into the two diverging professions. John Green began work for his father who was an agricultural engineer and builder in the Tyne valley. He moved to Newcastle in 1820 and designed the Literary and Philosophical Society Library in 1822. He was a competent architect and an outstanding engineer. He designed bridges in masonry, wrought iron and laminated timber. He was also the designer of many farms and churches. John's son Benjamin studied under Augustus Charles Pugin in London. Benjamin was the architect for the Theatre Royal and the Grey Monument in Newcastle and the Penshaw Monument in County Durham. He designed buildings, churches and railway stations working in Classical, Gothic and Tudor styles. |
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