John Sutcliffe was born in Bacup,[REF] in the county of Lancashire, England, on March 28, 1853, the son of John and Martha (Townend) Sutcliffe [REF].
Sutcliffe attended evening classes at the Science and Art School for many years and, as a result of his work outside of business hours, he won the gold medal for architecture from the South Kensington Museum, where he graduated in architecture and art [REF].