George Lethbridge (9 January 1848 – 26 February 1924)Inscription on grave was a British architect known for his war memorial designs.
Family Lethbridge was born on 9 January 1848 in Bickleigh, Devon, England.1881 England Census In 1874 he married Jessie Naismith Morton in EdinburghScotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 and they had seven children,1891 England Census1901 England Census the third born was the architect James Morton Lethbridge. The family, who were Presbyterians, lived in Highgate, at 205 Archway Road.
Career He served his articles with William Henry Reid of Plymouth and commenced independent practice in London in 1870. Amongst Lethbridge's works were:
The Hornsey Central Hospital (now demolished).
The Hornsey War Memorial,Borough Of Hornsey. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 6 September 2016. now grade II listed by Historic England,
The Royal Russell School memorial Sundial.Royal Russell School - Sundial. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
Beauchene, Fitzjohns Avenue, Hampstead (1880)
Death George Lethbridge died aged 76, on 26 February 1924 in Highgate, and is buried in a family grave in Highgate Cemetery, with his wife and five of their children, including his architect son James. The grave is on the eastern side of the cemetery, close to the grave of the novelist George Eliot.
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