Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott
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
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
- St George’s Institute, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (1908)[8][9]
- St. Christopher's Church, Southbourne, Bournemouth, (1932–1934)[10]
- Speldhurst war memorial, Kent[11]
- Croydon Parish Church war memorial, Surrey (1922)
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
