George Worrall Counsel
British solicitor and property developer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Worrall Counsel (c. July 1758 – 19 January 1843) was a Gloucester solicitor, antiquarian, alderman, and property developer.
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Born | c. July 1758 Gloucester, England |
Died | 19 January 1843(1843-01-19) (aged 84) Gloucester, England |
Occupation | Solicitor |
Known for | Author of the history and description of the city of gloucester &c., 1829. |
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He was first apprenticed to an ironmonger but left that to study law and qualified as a solicitor and proctor. He was a noted antiquarian, helping Thomas Fosbroke with his work, and in 1829 published his own History and Description of the City of Gloucester.
He was a leading property developer in Gloucester and from 1822 developed the area later known as Clapham, now part of Kingsholm, on Monkleighton Grounds.