George Myers: Pugin’s Builder

George Myers (1803–1875) was one of the mid-nineteenth century’s great master builders. From his workshops, first in his native Hull and later in London, he directed a nationwide contracting business executing many large and important contracts. But it was as the favourite builder of  A. W. N. Pugin, that Myers became well known, to the extent of earning himself the soubriquet “Pugin’s builder”. Described by Pugin as “a rough diamond, but a real diamond”, Myers executed most of Pugin’s English commissions, among them no fewer than four Catholic cathedrals—Birmingham, Southwark, Newcastle and Nottingham—all built within the space of a single decade.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gracewing; 2nd edition (26 Mar. 2010)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0852441843
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0852441848