Architect. Born in Gawcott, Buckinghamshire. Often styled 'Sir Gilbert Scott'. His London work includes: St Giles' Church in Camberwell, St Mary Abbots in Kensington, the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens, the Hotel at St Pancras and the Foreign Office in Whitehall. Grandfather of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. 1849 appointed Surveyor to Westminster Abbey, which led to a lot of work there. Died at his son's home where he was living, Courtfield House, Collingham Road, Kensington.
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Sir George Gilbert Scott
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Vaughan Library
The Vaughan Library Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, this library was bu...
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Albert Memorial - Prince Albert
Albert is shown holding the catalogue of the Great Exhibition, held in this p...
George V statue
Unveiled by George VI and we thank Jamie Davis for finding this link to the B...
Westminster School - old boys fallen in Crimean War & Indian Rebellion
The inscription was written by the Rev. T. W. Weare, Under-Master of Westmins...
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Messrs. Joseph
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Alec Clifton-Taylor
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Sir Walter John Tapper, KCVO, FRIBA, RA, FSA
Sir Walter John Tapper, KCVO, FRIBA, RA, FSA, was born on 21 April 1861 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, the youngest of the six children of George Tapper (1816-1877) and Elizabeth Tapper née Medland (1818-...
A. R. Gough
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John Blanke - Trinity Laban Conservatoire
SE10, College Way, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Dance and Music
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