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Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott
Born 1880 Died 1952 (aged 71–72) Occupation
Architect Children Sheila Grace Shorrock
[1] and Helen Baret Deed
[2] Parent(s)
John Oldrid Scott and Mary Ann née Stevens
Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott (1880 – 1952) was an English
architect who is often best remembered for being the son of
John Oldrid Scott and grandson of Sir Gilbert Scott (
George Gilbert Scott ), both of whom were architects, as was his uncle
George Gilbert Scott Jr. and his cousins Sir
Giles Gilbert Scott and
Adrian Gilbert Scott . He was married and had two children; Sheila Grace and Helen Baret. After living in central London for some time, he moved to
Little Kimble , near
Aylesbury ,
Buckinghamshire .
He was a pupil of Sir
Reginald Blomfield in 1898,
[3] then in 1902 became an assistant to his father
[4] for a year before spending a further year in the office of
George Frederick Bodley ,
[5] who had himself been a past pupil of
George Gilbert Scott . In 1904 he rejoined his father's practice of Scott & Son in
Westminster , London
[6] as his partner.
During the thirties he practiced under the name of Scott & Miles, his partner being Charles Thomas Miles.
[7] One of his last projects before his death related to works to
Maids Moreton Church which is only 3 miles from his grandfather's place of birth in
Gawcott , near
Buckingham . The majority of his work was
ecclesiastical .
Works included
Alterations, repairs and extensions
St Asaph Cathedral ,
Wales (1930)
[12]
Benenden School Hall,
Benenden , Kent (1938)
[13]
St. Edmund Church,
Maids Moreton ,
Buckinghamshire (1951–1952)
St. James,
Pokesdown ,
Bournemouth (1930–1931)
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral ,
Edinburgh ,
Scotland (1913–1917) Completion of western spire to George Gilbert Scott's 1873 designs
[14]
St. Michael & All Angels,
Stewkley , Buckinghamshire (1937–1938)
Oxted Place,
Oxted ,
Surrey
[15]
St Peter and St Paul Church ,
Buckingham , Buckinghamshire (1922) New boiler room added
[16]
Southwark Cathedral , London (1911) Restoration and repairs
[17]
St. John's Church, Colston Bassett (1934) repairs
References
^ The Times , Friday, October 28, 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51524; col C
^ The Times , Tuesday, February 22, 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51312; col C
^ Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 Vol 2 . Royal Institute of British Architects, 2001
^
Dictionary of Scottish Architects website
^
"Sussex Parish Churches website" . Archived from
the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-12-11 .
^
Lambeth Palace Library website
Archived September 28, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine
^
Lambeth Palace Library website
Archived March 13, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine
^
Milton Keynes Heritage website
^
British Listed Buildings website
^
Lambeth Palace Library website
Archived March 13, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine
^
War Memorial Trust website
^ The Times , Saturday April 5, 1930; pg. 11; Issue 45480; col E
^ The Times, Monday, Jul 04, 1938; pg. 23; Issue 48037; col B
^ The Times , Friday February 23, 1917; pg. 9; Issue 41410; col F
^
Oxted Place website
^ Whyte, Warren The History and Architecture of the Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul Buckingham . 2008
^ The Times , Tuesday November 14, 1911; pg. 6; Issue 39742; col E