Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
Standard Name: Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert
Used Form: Giles Gilbert Scott
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|---|---|---|
| Textual Production | Antonia Fraser | Doing research for her study of Catherine Parr
she noted that the huge marble Victorian tomb by Sir Gilbert Scott
, which later admirers erected for the queen at Sudeley in Gloucestershire, contributed to... |
Timeline
1904: Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (grandson of Sir...
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1904
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
(grandson of Sir George Gilbert Scott
) began work on the Anglican Cathedral of Liverpool, a late masterpiece of Victorian Gothic which, however, was not completed until 1978.
19 July 1904: King Edward VII laid the foundation stone...
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19 July 1904
King Edward VII
laid the foundation stone for Liverpool Cathedral, built to the designs of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
.
1927: The K2 public telephone booth came into service...
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1927
The K2 public telephone booth came into service in Britain, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
.
1934: Architect Giles Gilbert Scott designed Cambridge...
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1934
Architect Giles Gilbert Scott
designed Cambridge University Library, which was completed this year.
22 October 1934: King George V opened the new Cambridge University...
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22 October 1934
From 1935: A new design for public telephone kiosks...
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From 1935
A new design for public telephone kiosks was introduced in Britain: the K6, replacing the K2 (both designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
). The new version was the most widespread and enduring; its distinctive...
24 October 1946: King George VI opened the New Bodleian Library,...
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24 October 1946
12 May 2000: The Tate Gallery in London opened a new,...
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12 May 2000
The Tate Gallery
in London opened a new, separate, and larger institution: the Tate Modern
on Bankside; from now on the old Tate would be known as Tate Britain
.
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