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Name:
(Sir) Giles Gilbert Scott
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Architect
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11/09/1880
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02/08/1960
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Bio Notes :
Giles Gilbert Scott was born on 9 November 1880 at Church Row, Hampstead, the son of George Gilbert Scott II and his wife Ellen King Sampson. Because of his father's mental illness, and because he was sent as a boarder to Beaumont College, his acquaintance with his father was only slight. Along with his younger brother, Adrian Gilbert Scott, he was articled to his father's pupil and successor Temple Lushinton Moore, thereafter moving as assistant to the Catholic architect Thomas Garner prior to winning the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Competition in 1903; because of his inexperience he worked initially in association with one of the assessors, Garner's former partner George Frederick Bodley. While their lady chapel, the first part built, was outstanding in every respect, relations with the more conservative Bodley became strained and were on the point of breakdown when Bodley died in 1907. Scott became sole architect thereafter, completely redesigning the scheme for the cathedral itself in 1910.
Scott's success at Liverpool brought many Roman Catholic and High Church Anglican commissions from 1905, two of which were in Scotland. From 1930 he was extensively commissioned to design university buildings in both Oxford and Cambridge, power stations and the architectural aspects of bridges; these showed Scandinavian classical modern influences.
Scott was admitted FRIBA in 1912, and elected ARA in 1918 and RA in 1922. He was knighted in 1924 and received the Royal Gold Medal in 1925 and the Order of Merit in 1944. He died in University College Hospital, London on 8 February 1960.
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Additional Notes
Addresses
The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:
Private Addresses
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28 Tavistock Square London England
Private
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Business Addresses
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7 Gray's Inn Square London England
Business
Before 1905
After 1914
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Employment and Training
The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):
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Name
Name Link
Date From
Date To
Position
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Temple Lushington Moore
203685
c. 1895
c. 1900
Apprentice
Thomas Garner
203687
c. 1900
In year 1903
Assistant
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RIBA Proposals
This person proposed the following individuals for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
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Person
Date Proposed
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Alexander Robert Robertson
1926/02/26
for Fellowship
Antoine William Roques
1927/12/05
for Fellowship
Richard Edward Moira
1935/01/14
for Associateship
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Buildings and Designs
This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
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Building Name
Date Started
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Episcopal Church
In year 1854
St Andrews (later, Buckhaven)
Fife
Scotland
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, second competition, second limited stage
In year 1903
Liverpool
England
Won competition to secure job; work guided by Bodley due to Scott's inexperience
St Ninian's RC Church
In year 1929
Edinburgh
Scotland
St Columba's RC Cathedral
In year 1930
Oban
Argyll
Scotland
New building
Telephone box design
In year 1935
Won competition
Forth Road Bridge
In year 1947
Firth of Forth
As consultant architect and for design of administration block at S end
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this person:
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Author
Title
Date
Publisher
Part
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DNB
Dictionary of National Biography
Reilly, C H
Representative British Architects of the Present Day
1931
London: Batsford Ltd
pp142-56
Pride, Glen L
The Kingdom of Fife
1999
The Rutland Press
2nd Edition
p7, p66
Glendinning, Miles
Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75
1997
Tuckwell Press Ltd
p26-7, p165, p168 Forth Road Bridge
Miles Glendinning, Diane Watters, David Whitham
Docomomo Scotland Leaflet
p228 Image of Forth Road Bridge
Willis, Peter
New architecture in Scotland
1977
p6 Photograph of Forth Road Bridge
British Architectural Library, RIBA
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914
2001
Who's Who in Architecture
1914
Placzek, Adolf K (ed)
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects
1982
New York: The Free Press/Macmillan Publishing Company
Pike, W T
London
p286 - portrait
Stamp, Gavin
Sir Gilbert Scott and the Scott Dynasty
1980
London
pp48-53
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this person:
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Periodical Name
Publisher
Date Circ
Edition
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RIBA Journal
1960/04
v67
pp193-4 & 221-2
Architectural Review
1960
v127
pp424-6
Architect and Building News
1960
v217
pp511-16
Builder
1960/02/16
v198
p345
Architectural Design
1979
v49, no10/11
pp72-83
Builder
1946/5/24
p498
Builder
1947/3/21
p263 [perspective drawing]
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this person:
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Building Id
Item Name
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RIBA Nomination Papers
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
100005
F v21 no1468 (mostly missing)
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