Alcock became a Fellow of 3 British societies in 1947 — the
Royal Astronomical Society, the
Royal Geographical Society, and the
Royal Meteorological Society. He won the
Jackson-Gwilt Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1963. On 7 February 1979,
Queen Elizabeth II conferred on him an
MBE. In 1981, he received the International
Amateur Achievement Award from the
Astronomical Society of the Pacific. An
asteroid,
3174 Alcock is named after him. Outside of astronomy, he maintained a multitude of other active interests, notably in
meteorology (the study of weather, unrelated to his interest in meteors).,
natural history (specifically
ornithology and
botany), and
church architecture. In 1996, Genesis Publications published a limited edition signed biography, authored by Kay Williams, entitled "Under An English Heaven - The Life of George Alcock". After his death, a plaque was placed in
Peterborough Cathedral in his memory. ==Personal life==