English architect, designed Eldon Square and Lilburn Tower (died 1865)

John Dobson

John Dobson was a 19th-century English neoclassical architect. During his life, he was the most noted architect in Northern England. He designed more than 50 churches and 100 private houses, but he is best known for designing Newcastle railway station and his work with Richard Grainger developing the neoclassical centre of Newcastle. Other notable structures include Nunnykirk Hall, Meldon Park, Mitford Hall, Lilburn Tower, St John the Baptist Church in Otterburn, Northumberland, and Beaufront Castle.

Born

1787

December 9

Died

2014

Era

1780s

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536 Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison flees the capital.
730 Battle of Marj Ardabil: The Khazars annihilate an Umayyad army and kill its commander, al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah al-Hakami.
1432 The first battle between the forces of Švitrigaila and Sigismund Kęstutaitis is fought near the town of Oszmiana (Ashmyany), launching the most active phase of the Lithuanian Civil War.
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The world in 2014

When John departed

april 12 The Great Fire of Valparaíso ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16 people, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying more than 2,500 homes.
april 13 Three people are killed in a shooting in Overland Park, Kansas.
april 14 Two bombs detonate at a bus station in Nyanya, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring hundreds. Boko Haram claims responsibility.
april 14 Boko Haram abducts 276 girls from a school in Chibok, Nigeria.

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