George Bernard Cox
Major George Bernard Cox | |
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 Major George Bernard Cox from the Birmingham Daily Post, Thursday 12 October 1950 | |
| Born | 31 July 1886[1][2] |
| Died | 20 October 1978 (aged 92)[4] |
| Occupation | Architect |
Major George Bernard Cox FRIBA (31 July 1886 – 20 October 1978) was a British architect and co-founder with Arthur Harrison of Harrison and Cox. He primarily designed Roman Catholic churches.
Life[edit]
He was born on 31 July 1886 in Birmingham, the son of George Henry Cox (1854-1893) and Mary Elizabeth Cox (1855-1931). He married Mary Hopwood, eldest daughter of T.W. Hopwood of Lea Hall, Handsworth on 1 July 1914 in St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham. Their son, Lieutenant Christopher P.B. Cox, R.A. was killed in action in Burma in 1944 aged 23.[5]
From the Artists Rifles O.T.C. he became a 2nd Lieutenant in the East Yorkshire Regiment on 5 September 1916[6] and then the Corps of Royal Engineers in November 1917.[7] He also served in the Second World War.
He formed a partnership with Arthur Harrison sometime in the first decade of the 20th century, and this partnership survived until Arthur Harrison's death in 1922. The business continued under the name Harrison & Cox.
He retired in 1967 aged 80[8] and died on 20 October 1978 at Huntspill, The Parks, Minehead and left an estate valued at £262,772.
List of works[edit]
Churches[edit]
- St Elizabeth's Church, Coventry 1914-16[9]
- Sacred Heart and St Margaret Mary Church, Aston 1922 and 1934 Grade-II listed [10]
- Franciscan Monastery, Olton, Birmingham 1925[11] (extensions)
- St Edward's Church, Selly Park Birmingham, 1925-26 (sanctuary and side chapels)
- Birmingham Oratory 1927 (North east chapel with the shrine of St Philip)[12]
- Church of the Holy Ghost and Mary Immaculate, Olton, Birmingham 1929
- St Mary’s Redemptorist Church, Clapham 1930[13] (extensions)
- St Joseph and St Helen's Church, King's Norton, Birmingham 1933
- Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Hednesford 1928–34 Grade-II listed[14]
- Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham 1934
- Roman Catholic Church, High Street, Brownhills 1935[15]
- St Mary and St John's Church, Gravelly Hill, Birmingham 1937
- Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and St Theresa, Coleshill 1938-42[16]
- St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church, Uplands Road/Avenue Road, Handsworth 1939[17]
- Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and Holy Souls, Acock’s Green 1940 [18]
- Church of the Sacred Heart and St Theresa, Coleshill 1941
- Roman Catholic Church, Swadlingcote, 1956[19]
- Our Lady of the Assumption, Old Oscott Hill, Maryvale, Warwickshire 1954-57
- St Patrick's Church, Walsall 1964
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Yardley Wood, Birmingham 1964-65
- St Catherine of Siena Church, Birmingham 1961-65
Other works[edit]
- New Institute, St Francis’ Church, Wretham Road, Handsworth 1907-09[20]
- House, 35 St Bernard's Road, Olton 1909
- College Arms, 976 Stratford Road, Hall Green, Birmingham 1913
- Redhill Tavern, 1123 Coventry Road, Hay Mills, Birmingham 1926
- Village Hall in Tanworth-in-Arden 1927[21]
- Brookhill Tavern, Alum Rock, Birmingham 1927–28[22]
- Richmond public house, Richmond Road, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham 1930
- Bakelite offices and factory, Birmingham 1930
- Wing to Oscott College 1931[23]
- York public house, York Road / Fox Hollies Road, Hall Green, Birmingham 1931
- Boys’ Club, Summer Lane, Birmingham 1932[24]
- Parish hall for Church of Our Lady and St Rose of Lima, Weoley Castle 1933[25]
- Court Oak Public House, Harborne 1934[26]
- St Vincent’s Roman Catholic Schools, Vauxhall Grove, Birmingham 1935[27]
- Schools at the Roman Catholic Church of Christ the King, Kingstanding 1935-36[28]
- Assembly Room Bay, The York, Hall Green 1936[29]
- Welfare Centre, Weoley Castle Road, Weoley Castle 1936[30]
- Pews for St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham 1940[31]
- Tablet memorial to Archbishop Thomas Leighton Williams for St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham 1946[32]
- St Mary and St John's Church, Erdington, Birmingham 1961-62 (tower)
Gallery[edit]
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Institute, St Francis of Assisi, Handsworth -
St Elizabeth's Church, Coventry -
Sacred Heart and St Margaret Mary Church, Aston -
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Swadlincote Catholic Church -
Our Lady of the Assumption, Old Oscott Hill -
St Patrick's Church, Walsall -
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References[edit]
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
- ^ "Obituary". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 22 April 1944. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "No. 29744". The London Gazette. 12 September 1916. p. 8913.
- ^ "No. 30438". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 December 1917. p. 13339.
- ^ "For the record…". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 29 May 1967. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ St ElizabethCoventry.co.uk retrieved 12 December 2015
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1393309)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Birmingham Friars' New Church". Nottingham and Midland Catholic News. England. 24 April 1926. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Foster, Andy (2007) [2005]. Birmingham. Pevsner Architectural Guides. Yale University Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-300-10731-9.
- ^ "Church Building Progress in Southwark". Nottingham and Midland Catholic News. England. 27 September 1930. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1430855)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Roman Catholic Church for Brownhills". Lichfield Mercury. England. 31 May 1935. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bishop Lays Church Foundation Stone". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 4 October 1938. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A New Handsworth Church". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 26 July 1939. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Acock's Green War Memorial Church". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 6 June 1940. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New R.C. Church for Swadlincote". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 29 June 1956. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "St Francis, Handsworth". Catholic Times and Catholic Opinion. England. 31 May 1907. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Tanworth Village Hall: The Early Years". Tanworth Village Hall. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1423497)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "New Catholic Buildings". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. England. 13 December 1931. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Boys' Club". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 24 September 1932. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Catholic Hall". Evening Despatch. England. 29 September 1933. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Birmingham's New Inn". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 1 February 1934. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Elementary School". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 29 March 1935. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Catholic School". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 10 June 1935. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "City Architecture". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 31 March 1936. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Weoley Castle Welfare Centre". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 25 February 1936. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Foster, Andy (2007) [2005]. Birmingham. Pevsner Architectural Guides. Yale University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-300-10731-9.
- ^ Foster, Andy (2007) [2005]. Birmingham. Pevsner Architectural Guides. Yale University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-300-10731-9.