Sutcliffe, George Lister 1864 - 1915

George Lister Sutcliffe was born in Tordmorden, Yorkshire, England in 1864. He was articled to his father, John Sutcliffe (1845-1915?), in Todmorden, Yorkshire, from 1880 to 1885 and he remained as his assistant. In 1890 he qualified as an architect and from 1895 to 1906 was in partnership with his father and James Henry Sutcliffe in a practice based in Tordmorden and Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire.  In 1902 G.L. Sutcliffe opened an office in London.  He was employed as architect by Co-partnership Tenants, a company formed to develop non-profit estates. These included Brentham, a 66-acre estate in Ealing, London (based on a masterplan by Parker & Unwin), and Liverpool Garden Suburb (1913), for which Sutcliffe designed a number of houses. He also acted as architect for other companies and designed housing in Hampstead Garden Suburb in London including Meadway Court.

Other projects by Sutcliffe included Blackwood House in Byfleet, Surrey (c.1904), Pixmore Institute in Letchworth Garden Suburb (1908-12), The Dover in Poling, near Arundel in Sussex, and Cowden in Kent (c.1910).  Two photographs showing the exterior and the entrance hall of a house in Mayfield (Sussex?), designed by Sutcliffe are illustrated in 'The Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art' 1911 (p.74).

Sutcliffe was the author of 'Concrete. Its Nature and Uses. A Book for Architects' (London: Crosby Lockwood & Co., 1893) and 'Sanitary Fittings and Plumbing' (London: Periodical Publications, 1898). He was also editor of 'The Principles and Practice of Modern House-Construction' (London: Blackie, 6 volumes, 1898-99), and 'The Modern Carpenter, Joiner and Cabinet-Maker: a complete guide to current practice' (London: Gresham Publishing Co., 8 volumes, 1902-04), and 'The Modern Plumber and Sanitary Engineer' London: Gresham Publishing Co., 6 volumes, 1907-08).

Sutcliffe was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1891 and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1911. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1910.  He lived in Hampstead, London, where he died on 12 September 1915.