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
The bronze statue of Albert was originally gilded but this was removed in WW1...
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...
Other Subjects
Thomas Ripley
Master Carpenter. Designed the Ripley block of the present Admiralty building in 1726.
1 memorial
G. Topham Forrest
Architect active in 1937. We have found his name associated with the design / laying out of: the Becontree estate in 1920 and the Downham Estate in Lewisham in 1923. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, h...
1 memorial
Darcy Braddell
The only person we can find who this might be is Thomas Arthur Darcy Braddell, who was an architect, which seems wrong.
1 memorial
Robert Cantwell
Laid out the Norland Estate and designed the Royal Crescent there. Died at home in Wimpole Street.
1 memorial
Lesnes Abbey
Pronounced Lez-ness. Founded by Richard de Lucy, as a penance for his role in the murder of Thomas Becket. It never grew to any great size, and was closed by Cardinal Wolsey under a licence to supp...
1 memorial