George Gordon Hoskins

George Gordon Hoskins FRIBA (28 October 1837 – 11 December 1911), was an English architect responsible for the design of several public buildings in the North East of England.

His works include many large and important buildings - mansions, banks, hotels, hospitals, libraries, and schools.

He was the grandson of Abraham Hoskins who built the folly of Bladon Castle at Newton Solney and was brother-in law to the brewer Michael Bass.

[3] His major work was the Middlesbrough Town Hall and Municipal Buildings won in open competition in 1877, with construction starting in 1882.

He was injured when the gunmaker's shop of Joseph Smythe exploded on 9 October 1894, destroying a substantial part of the town centre.