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Sir Giles Gilbert Scott OM RA FRIBA (9 November 1880 – 8 February 1960) was a British architect known for his work on the New Bodleian Library, Cambridge University Library, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Battersea Power Station, Liverpool Cathedral, and designing the iconic red telephone box.
His rise from humble beginnings, as the son of a vicar, to the predominant architect of his day with his funeral held at Westminster Abbey, is perhaps the quintessential tale of the Victorian self-made man. This site aims to document his life’s work and is based on the research of one man.
Feb 6, 2024 · Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and Elizabeth Scott. Sir George Gilbert Scott is buried in Westminster Abbey in a grave, which he would have been pleased to learn, unearthed some of the earliest Roman remains discovered in the Abbey. The iconic red telephone box was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott who took inspiration from Sir John Soane’s wife ...
Memorials. Region. Europe. England. Merseyside. Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool. Liverpool Cathedral. Created by: julia&keld. Added: Sep 2, 2008. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 29501130. Source citation. British architect. He is famous for many projects, some of which became the symbols of modern England.
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott was an English architect who designed numerous public buildings in the eclectic style of simplified historical modes often termed 20th-century traditionalism. Like his famous grandfather, Sir George Gilbert Scott, he was primarily a church builder, his greatest individual.
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Born 26 Church Row, Hampstead. Grandson of Sir George Gilbert Scott. Built Liverpool Cathedral (where he and his wife are buried). Rebuilt the Commons Chamber at the Houses of Parliament after it was badly damaged in WW2.
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Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. (1880-1960), Architect; grandson of Sir George Gilbert Scott. Sitter in 19 portraits. Gilbert Scott was an architect who designed numerous public buildings. Like his famous grandfather, Sir George Gilbert Scott, he was primarily a church builder, his greatest individual commission being for the new Liverpool Anglican ...
