George Edmund Street
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Architecture
- Subcategories: Architects
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History
Article abstract: Street designed and built the Law Courts in London, and he was a leading builder of churches in England and Europe during the Gothic Revival.
Early Life
George Edmund Street was born on June 20, 1824, in Woodford, Essex, England. He was his father’s third son; Thomas Street was a solicitor in London with an office in Philpot Lane. His forebears came from the Worcestershire area of England. George’s mother was Mary Anne Millington, Mr. Street’s second wife.
In 1830, Thomas Street moved his family from London to Camberwell....
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