George Thomas Brown was born in Sunderland, Durham, England on 19 July 1866. He was articled to John Tillman (1836-1899) in Sunderland from 1881 to 1886 and remained as his assistant until 1890 when he commenced independent practice in Sunderland. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1905. He was also a member of the Northern Architectural Association and its President in 1908-09 and 1909-10. He died in 1923.
Schools at Southwick and Silksworth for Durham C.C.. and at James William street, Hudson Road, and Cowan Terrace for Sunderland Education Authority; St. Mary Magdalene Church, Pallion; remodelling and extending Infectious Diseases Hospital, Sunderland; Tuberculosis Hospital, Ford, Co. Durham; 100 houses for Sunderland R.D.C., and 60 for Durham C.C.; various business premises and alterations in Sunderland and neighbourhood; various residences and remodelling houses In Sunderland and neighbourhood. Has a large consulting practice. On Board of Trade List of Umpires under Land Clauses Act. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1914]
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001
Who's Who in Architecture 1914. London: Technical Journals Ltd., 1914