Clarke studerede for at få en [[Business and Technology Education Council|BTEC]] i Building and Construction på Wearside College, [[Sunderland]] før han fik en First Class BA Honours i Architectural Studies og et Certificate in Architectural Practice fra [[Newcastle University School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape]], og herefter læste han på [[Bartlett School of Architecture]] i [[London]].<ref name="A Reputation for Restoration">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncl.ac.uk/alumni/news/page.htm?a-reputation-for-restoration/ |title=A Reputation For Restoration |publisher=ncl |access-date=10. september 2012 |date=3. april 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101221129/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/alumni/news/page.htm?a-reputation-for-restoration%2F |archive-date=1. november 2013  }}</ref> Mens han studerede tjente han penge ved at renovere folks hjem i sin fritid.<ref name="north east life magazine">{{cite news|title=Restoration Man George Clarke craves the Roker Roar|url=http://www.northeastlifemag.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/restoration_man_george_clarke_craves_the_roker_roar_1_1640973|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110140652/http://www.northeastlifemag.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/restoration_man_george_clarke_craves_the_roker_roar_1_1640973|url-status=dead|archive-date=10. november 2013|publisher=Northern Life Magazine|date=9. oktober 2010|access-date=10. november 2013}}</ref>
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