john brown (1805â1876) was a 19th-century architect working in norwich, in the county of norfolk, england. his buildings include churches and workhouses. ==life== thumb|all saints, hainford, norfolk (1838&ndash;40). he was the pupil of the architect william brown of ipswich, a close relative. he was, along with his two sons, the surveyor for norwich cathedral, where his work there included a restoration of the crossing tower, undertaken during the 1830s.pevsner 1962, p.211. he was appointed county surveyor for norfolk in 1835. ==works== brown's works include:list from  except where otherwise cited. *st. peter: lowestoft, suffolk; built 1833; white brick with no tower, carpenter's gothic style; demolished circa 1974 *st. michael's (st. michael the greater): stamford, lincolnshire; built 1835&ndash;36; early english style; by 2002 no longer used as a church *sudbury workhouse: sudbury, suffolk; built 1836(&ndash;37?) after enactment of the poor law amendment act 1834. *the norwich yarn factory: norwich; built 1836&ndash;37. *workhouse at lingwood, norfolk; built 1837. later called "homelea".pevsner 1962, p.184. and since demolished. *workhouse at great yarmouth, norfolk; built 1838. later the northgate hospital. described by nikolaus pevsner as "red brick and stilll classical in its proportions and its details".pevsner 1962, p.149. *all saints, hainford, norfolk; 1838&ndash;40. flint with red brick dressings; lancet windows.pevsner 1962, p.158. *christ church: east greenwich in south-east london; built 1847&ndash;49; robert kerr, co-architect *st. margaret: lee, london; built 1839&ndash;41 *christchurch: new catton, norwich; built 1841. *st. mark: new lakenham, norwich; built 1844; [[gothic architecture|modified perpendicular styl
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