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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Sir George Gilbert Scott
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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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Philip Hardwick
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3 memorials
John Romer
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1 memorial
William Ford Robinson Stanley
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5 memorials
Maurice Everett Webb
Architect. Son of Sir Aston Webb and worked with his father as Sir Aston Webb and Son from 1914.
1 memorial
P. J. Darvall
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Parish Hall, St Mary's Bryanston Square
W1, Crawford Street, 34 - 36, Parish Hall
The Parish Hall, St Mary's, Bryanston Square. This stone was laid by H. R. H. The Princess Christian, 20th October 1897. Rev. H. Russel...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
BBC Television Centre - Arthur Lowe
W12, Wood Lane, BBC Television Centre - Star Terrace
The plaque on the brick wall in the picture reads: The BBC Star Terrace, "Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love" Sylvie Dee. De...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
St Mary Matfelon
E1, Altab Ali Park, Whitechapel Road
Our picture comes from Google satellite view and shows, better than can be seen at ground level, the (partial) outlines of the two church...
13 subjects commemorated
Edgar Allan Poe - N16 - Plaque 1
N16, Stoke Newington Church Street, 172
Edgar Allan Poe, 1809 - 1849, writer and poet, was a pupil at the Manor House School (1817 - 1820), which stood on this site. London Boro...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Webheath Estate
NW6, Palmerston Road, Webheath Estate
This was a good, well-designed, commemorative stone. But then (we surmise) one of the committee people realised that their efforts had ...
1 subject commemorated
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