Background
Myers was born in 1803 in Kingston-upon-Hull.
Myers was born in 1803 in Kingston-upon-Hull.
Myers completed his apprenticeship in 1829, and returned to Kingston-upon-Hull where he set up as a builder, specialising in factories, mills and terraced housing, with his business partner Richard Wilson.
He first met Pugin in 1827 while working as an apprentice to the Master Mason of Beverley Minster, William Comins. Myers followed Pugin to London, settling in Street George"s Road, Southwark in 1842. From here he executed many important commissions for Pugin, including Newcastle, Birmingham, Nottingham and Southwark cathedrals.
He also worked for many other architects, and it has been estimated that he built on average three churches a year.
Myers retired in 1874. In March 1874 Myers suffered a serious stroke.
He died of exhaustion on 25 January 1875, and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery. Myers is commemorated by a blue plaque at his home in 131 Street George"s Road.
He is also listed in the Oxford Dictionary of National, and is the subject of the biography Pugin"s Builder: The Life and Work of George Myers by Patricia Spencer-Silver ().