English architect
John Priestley Briggs (1868–1944) was an English architect.
Briggs was born in Accrington , Lancashire[ 1] on 11 September 1868. He worked in the practice headed by the theatre architect Frank Matcham before starting his own architectural firm .
His works include:
Briggs married Florence Jane Watson in 1903. He died on 10 July 1944 in Polperro , Cornwall.
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^ "Opera House (Tunbridge Wells)" . Theatres Trust . Retrieved 13 October 2024 .
^ Historic England . "Opera Colonnade The Opera House with the Shops Below Numbers 84 to 96 and Numbers 38 to 50 Monson Road including Numbers 38 too 50 Opera Colonnade (1338803)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 13 October 2024 .