death_date birth_place practice birth_date significant_buildings article_title significant_projects name
1908 scotland thomas simpson & son 1825 dials congregational church , brighton -lrb- demolished -rrb- thomas simpson -lrb- architect -rrb-
 schools for brighton and preston school board thomas simpson
thomas simpson -lrb- architect -rrb-

thomas simpson -lrb- 1825 -- 1908 -rrb- was a british architect associated with the seaside town of brighton .
as architect to the brighton and preston school board and the equivalent institution in neighbouring hove , he designed `` a distinguished group of board schools '' during the late 19th century , when the provision of mass education was greatly extended .
many of these schools survive and some have listed status .
he also worked on five nonconformist chapels for various christian denominations , using a wide variety of materials and architectural styles .
he was the father of sir john william simpson and gilbert murray simpson , who both became architects .
