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Sir George Gilbert Scott ( July 13 , 1811 – March 27 , 1878 ) was an English Architect of the Victorian Age , chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of Church es, Cathedral s and Workhouse s. Born in Gawcott , Buckinghamshire , Scott was the son of a clergyman. He studied architecture as a pupil of James Edmeston and from 1832 to 1834 , worked as an assistant to Henry Roberts . He also worked as an assistant for his friend Sampson Kempthorne . {Link without Title} In about 1835 , Scott took on William Bonython Moffatt as his assistant and later ( 1838 - 1845 ) as partner. Over the next 10 years Scott and Moffatt designed over 40 Workhouse s. Meanwhile, he was inspired by Augustus Pugin to join the Gothic Revival of the Victorian Era , his first notable work in this style being the Martyrs' Memorial on St Giles in Oxford ( 1841 ). Later, Scott went beyond copying mediaeval English gothic for his ''Victorian Gothic'' or ''Gothic Revival'' buildings, and began to introduce features from other styles and European countries as evidenced in his glorious Midland red-brick constriction, the 'Midland Grand Hotel' at London's St Pancras Station, from which approach Scott believed a new style might emerge. DESIGNS was his most successful project.]] His projects include:
One of Scott's major interests was medieval church architecture. He was involved in the restoration of several cathedrals (including those at Chichester , Gloucester , Exeter , St Albans , and Wakefield ), plus Pershore Abbey , Great Malvern Priory , St Margaret's, Westminster , St Mary's of Charity in Faversham , which was restored (and transformed, with an unusual spire and unexpected interior) by Scott in 1874, and Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's) , and designed the chapels of Exeter College, Oxford and St John's College, Cambridge . He also designed St Paul’s Cathedral, Dundee . ]] Lichfield Cathedral 's ornate West Front was extensively renovated by Scott from 1855 - 1878 . He restored the Cathedral to the form he believed it took in the Middle Ages , working with original materials where possible and creating imitations when the originals were not available. It is recognised as some of his finest work. Scott was awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 1859 . Knighted in 1872 , he died in 1878 and was buried in Westminster Abbey . His sons George Gilbert Scott Junior and John Oldrid Scott and grandson, Giles Gilbert Scott , were also prominent architects. |
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