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...
Building item
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.
Saint, Andrew. “The Danger of Giving In”. London Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2002, pp. 30-1.
30
19 July 1904: King Edward VII laid the foundation stone...
Building item
19 July 1904
King Edward VII
laid the foundation stone for Liverpool Cathedral, built to the designs of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
.
“The Cathedral”. 1904-2004: Liverpool Cathedral.
1927: The K2 public telephone booth came into service...
Building item
1927
The K2 public telephone booth came into service in Britain, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
.
Trotter, David. “The Person in the Phone Booth”. London Review of Books, Vol.
32
, No. 2, 28 Jan. 2010, pp. 20-2.
21
1934: Architect Giles Gilbert Scott designed Cambridge...
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
182
From 1935: A new design for public telephone kiosks...
Building item
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,...
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
185
“The Royal Connection”. Oxford Inscriptions.
12 May 2000: The Tate Gallery in London opened a new,...
Building item
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
.
Searle, Adrian. “Britain sees the big picture at last”. Guardian Weekly, 18–24 May 2000, p. 16.