John Dobson (architect)

John Dobson
Portrait of John Dobson c. mid-1820s, by William Dixon
Born(1787-11-09)9 November 1787
Died8 January 1865(1865-01-08) (aged 77)
Resting placeJesmond Old Cemetery
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsNewcastle railway station, Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Old Eldon Square, Grainger Market
ProjectsGrainger Town

John Dobson (9 November 1787 – 8 January 1865) 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.