Jethro Cossins

Jethro Anstice Cossins

Jethro Anstice Cossins (1830-1917) was an English architect, who practiced mainly in Birmingham during the 19th century. He formed a successful partnership with Barry Peacock in 1890 and Ernest Bewlay in 1900 to form Cossins and Peacock and then Cossins, Peacock and Bewlay architectural partnerships. Many of the buildings they designed have been listed. Notable examples include the Balsall Heath Library and the former Birmingham Ear Nose and Throat Hospital.

Selected List of Works

• Mason Science College, Edmund Street, 1880, demolished in 1964
• The Dell, No.15 Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, 1880, Grade II
• Gun Barrel Proof House (curators house, entrance range and forecourt), 1883, Grade II*
• Old Liberal Club, Edmund Street, 1883, demolished 1964
• American Fountain, Rother Street, Stratford upon Avon, 1886-7, Grade II*
• Cromwell Junior and Infant School, 1888, Grade II
• Bloomsbury Library, Nechells, 1890, Grade II
• Birmingham Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Edmund Street, 1890-1, Grade II
• Balsall Heath Library, 1895, Grade II*

External links

• Paintings by Jethro Cossins at the Art UK site