Adrian Gilbert Scott

Adrian Gilbert Scott
Born	6 August 1882
Died	23 April 1963(1963-04-23) (aged 80)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Beaumont College
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	St James' Anglican Church, Vancouver, Canada St Joseph RC Church, Harrow Our Lady of Beauchief and St Thomas of Canterbury, Sheffield All Saints Cathedral, Cairo SS Mary & Joseph RC Church, Lansbury St Joseph's, Upton St Leonard's Church, St Leonards-on-Sea
Projects	Aylseford Priory Tower for The Holy Name Church Manchester

St. Mary and St. Joseph Church on the Lansbury Estate, Poplar, East London.

Adrian Gilbert Scott CBE (6 August 1882 – 23 April 1963) was an English ecclesiastical architect.

Early life

Scott was the grandson of Sir Gilbert Scott (George Gilbert Scott), son of George Gilbert Scott, Jr. (founder of Watts & Company in 1874), nephew of John Oldrid Scott, and the younger^[1] brother to Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, all architects.

He was educated at Beaumont College, Old Windsor, as was his brother Giles, and designed the large war memorial still in the grounds of the college. He assisted his brother on a range of projects, including Liverpool Anglican Cathedral.^[2]

Career

His early work includes his design of the school chapel at Mount St Mary's College in Spinkhill, South Yorkshire, which was completed in 1924, St Joseph RC Church, Harrow (1929–31)^[3] and the RC Church of Our Lady of Beauchief & St Thomas^[4] in Sheffield in 1932.

His work on the Anglican Cathedral in Cairo began in 1933^[2] and it was consecrated in 1938.^[5] This building was demolished in 1978 to make way for the building of a new Nile bridge (see Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East).

Scott embraced gothic and modernist designs, and he travelled to Canada in the course of his work. The design of St James' Anglican Church in Vancouver is a combination of Art Deco, Romanesque Revival, Byzantine Revival, and Gothic Revival architecture. The walls are made of reinforced concrete, and the floor features an hydronic heating system. The building was constructed between 1935 and 1937 and consecrated in 1938.

He started work on an altar at Saint Augustine Church in 1938; as of 2006, it is unfinished. He is also remembered for his design of the tower at The Holy Name Church Manchester.

He was also responsible for the design of St Mary and St Joseph Roman Catholic Church on the post-war Lansbury Estate in Poplar, East London, which has architectural similarities to St James', Vancouver.^[6][7][8] On the Wirral he designed St Joseph's at Upton^[3] and had the principal responsibility (in collaboration with his brother Giles) for the design of the rebuilt St Leonard's Church, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex (1953–61).^[9] The new building at Aylesford Priory (1958-1965) is his work too.^[10][11]

Works

Year	Building	Location	Notes
1913	Grey Wings	Ashtead, Surrey	Grade II listed;[12] collaboration with Giles Gilbert Scott
1924	Mount St Mary's College Memorial Chapel	Spinkhill, South Yorkshire	Grade II listed[13]
1926-1928	Christ the King Roman Catholic Church	Wimbledon Park, London
1928	Tower for the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus	Manchester	Grade I listed
1929-1930	Shepherd's Well	5 Frognal Way, Hampstead, London	Grade II listed;[14] personal residence
1929-1931	Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph	Harrow, London
1931-1932	Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Beauchief and St Thomas of Canterbury and Presbytery	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	Grade II listed[15]
1932-1938	All Saint's Anglican Cathedral	Cairo, Egypt	demolished in 1978 to make way for a new Nile bridge
1933	School Chapel, Farnborough Hill	Farnborough, Hampshire
1935	Spaniards Mount	61 Winnington Road, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London	Grade II listed;[16] personal residence
1935-1937	St James' Anglican Church	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1937-1938	Roman Catholic Church of St Willibrords	Manchester	Grade II listed;[17] collaboration with Reynolds & Scott
1951	Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception	Farm Street, Mayfair London	redesign of west front
1951-1954	Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and St Joseph	Lansbury Estate, Poplar, London
1953-1954	Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph	Upton, Wirral
1953-1961	St Leonard's Roman Catholic Church	St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex	collaboration with Giles Gilbert Scott
1957	Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Victories	Kensington, London	Grade II listed[18]
1958-1965	Aylesford Priory	Aylesford, Kent
1959	Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Rose of Lima	Weoley Castle, Birmingham
1959-1960	Roman Catholic Church of St Anthony	Portway, Woodhouse Park, Wythenshawe, Manchester	Grade II listed[19]
1959-1961	St Alban's Anglican Church	Holborn, London	restoration after bomb damage
	G.K. Chesterton Memorial Tower, Roman Catholic Church of St Teresa	Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

References

1. "Catholic Herald Archive 8th August 1952". CatholicHerald.co.uk The Archive. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
2. "Adrian Gilbert Scott". Encyclopedia.com. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
3. "St Joseph's Parish, Upton". St Joseph's, Upton, Shrewsbury Diocese. 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
4. "Our Lady of Beauchief & St Thomas". Sandtoft Tiles. 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
5. "Adrian Gilbert Scott". Encyclopedia.com. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
6. "RC Church of St Mary and St Joseph, Poplar, London". Different Architecture for Different Times. manchesterhistory.net. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
7. Harwood 2000, pp. 7.16–7.17.
8. "St Mary & St Joseph Church E14". The Knowledge Emporium. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
9. Harwood 2000, p. 6.10.
10. "Aylesford Priory". The Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
11. "Aylesford Priory". English Priories Heritage Trail. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
12. Historic England, "Grey Wings (1391240)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 November 2022
13. Historic England, "Mount St Mary's College Memorial Chapel (1462029)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 November 2022
14. Historic England, "Shepherds Well (1322138)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 November 2017
15. Historic England, "Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Beauchief and St Thomas of Canterbury and Presbytery (1271234)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 November 2022
16. Historic England, "Spaniards Mount (1259431)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 November 2017
17. Historic England, "Roman Catholic Church of St Willibrords (1346271)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 November 2022
18. Historic England, "Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Victories (1429916)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 November 2022
19. Historic England, "Roman Catholic Church of St Anthony (1417588)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 November 2022

Bibliography

• Harwood, Elain (2000). England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings. London: Ellipsis London Ltd (under licence from English Heritage). ISBN 1-84166-037-X.
• Role in the building of Liverpool Metropolitan RC Cathedral
• Work in Canada
• SS Mary and Joseph Roman Catholic Church described in the Survey of London
• Parks & Gardens UK