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George Gilbert Scott wurde 1872 zum Knight Bachelor geschlagen und nach seinem Tod in der Westminsterabtei beigesetzt. Seine Söhne George Gilbert Scott Junior und John Oldrid Scott sowie sein Enkelsohn Giles Gilbert Scott waren ebenfalls bekannte Architekten, sein Sohn Dukinfield Henry Scott war ein bekannter Botaniker.
Christchurch Cathedral, Christchurch. This was a project that Sir George Gilbert Scott started in 1864 and took the rest of his life. He designed the cathedral in a thirteenth century style, with mainly English details though there are also a few French features. Scott sent out R. Speechly in 1865 to supervise the work initially, but he was ...
George Gilbert Scott [also known as Sir Gilbert Scott, and as Sir George Gilbert Scott] was born in Gawcott, Buckinghamshire, England on 13 July 1811 and was articled to James Edmeston (1791-1867) in London from 1827 to 1831. He then worked briefly in the office of Peter & Grissel, a building firm, and for Henry Roberts (1803-1876).
Sir George Gilbert Scott reported on the restoration needed here in 1854 and again in 1858. Scott’s recommended work took place in 1860-4, costing over £1000. It was a conservative restoration, his main work being to replace the ceiling in the nave and restore the other painted ceilings, carried out by Clayton and Bell, and secure the central tower.
46 Scott’s architect sons George Gilbert Scott Junior (1839-97) and John Oldrid Scott (1841-1913), and his then chief assistant Richard Coad (1825-1900). A surviving letter from Scott Junior to J. T. Irvine now at the RCAHMS reveals that on 10 September 1862 he had been at Rouen, a city he frequented, especially after his mental breakdown in 1883: see Stamp, An Architect of Promise .
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. 4. The iconic red telephone box was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott who took inspiration from Sir John Soane’s wife mausoleum. 5.
