Gordon Tait

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Gordon Thomas Tait (12 March 1912 – 3 October 1999) was a British architect, active in London.

Life and work

Tait was the eldest son of Scottish architect Thomas Smith Tait and Constance Hardy. He abandoned a career as a sculptor to follow in his father's footsteps. Between 1930 and 1935 he studied at the Architectural Association in London, with his younger brother Kenneth.

Architectural career

During 1933-34 he acted as

After the war, his father's practice experienced financial difficulties, following a sharp decline in business, the death of

Personal

Tait was active politically as a Conservative Party councillor in Paddington, and as Master of the Worshipful Company of Masons. He married Patricia in 1934 and had two children by her. The elder of these, Gavin, continued the practice. Following the death of Patricia in 1960, Gordon remarried and had three children with Marion Tait. He retired in 1979, leaving London to live in his holiday home in Ladymead, East Harting, West Sussex, a property which he had owned since 1962. He collected vintage cars, rode and sailed.

Examples of work

• Samuda Estate, London
• CIS Tower, Manchester 1959-1962 (with G S Hay)

References

• Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report Accessed 11 April 2008