Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
(1880-1960), Architect; grandson of Sir George Gilbert ScottSitter in 19 portraits
Gilbert Scott was an architect who designed numerous public buildings. Like his famous grandfather, Sir George Gilbert Scott, he was primarily a church builder, his greatest individual commission being for the new Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. The construction of this huge Gothic structure, begun in 1904, spanned Scott's entire working life and was completed only in 1980 by two of his associates, F.G. Thomas and R.A. Pickney. Among his many secular works were the library at the University of Cambridge, the Bodleian Library, Oxford, Waterloo Bridge and Battersea Power Station. He is also known for the creation of the iconic red public telephone box, designed in 1924 and modified in 1936.
by Powys Evans
pen and ink, published 1927
NPG 4398
by Reginald Grenville Eves
oil on canvas, 1935
NPG 4171
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1924
NPG x162432
by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1924
NPG x31555
by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1924
NPG x31556
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x14490
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1934
NPG x16663
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1934
NPG x16664
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1934
NPG x16665
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 3 December 1936
NPG x152481
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 3 December 1936
NPG x152482
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 3 December 1936
NPG x152483
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 3 December 1936
NPG x152484
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, November 1944
NPG x21948
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, November 1944
NPG x31821
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, November 1944
NPG x169339
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, November 1944
NPG x169340
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