Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott (1880 – 1952) was an English

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who is often best remembered for being the son of

John Oldrid Scott John Oldrid Scott (17 July 1841 – 30 May 1913) was a British architect. Biography He was the son of Sir Gilbert Scott (George Gilbert Scott) and his wife Caroline (née Oldrid). His brother George Gilbert Scott Junior and nephew Sir Giles G ...

and grandson of Sir Gilbert Scott ( George Gilbert Scott), both of whom were architects, as was his uncle George Gilbert Scott Jr. and his cousins Sir

Giles Gilbert Scott Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (9 November 1880 – 8 February 1960) was a British architect known for his work on the New Bodleian Library, Cambridge University Library, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Battersea Power Station, Liverpool Cathedral, and ...

and

Adrian Gilbert Scott Adrian Gilbert Scott (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 1 ...

. He was married and had two children; Sheila Grace and Helen Baret. After living in central London for some time, he moved to Little Kimble, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. He was a pupil of Sir

Reginald Blomfield Sir Reginald Theodore Blomfield (20 December 1856 – 27 December 1942) was a prolific British architect, garden designer and author of the Victorian and Edwardian period. Early life and career Blomfield was born at Bow rectory in Devon, w ...

in 1898, then in 1902 became an assistant to his father for a year before spending a further year in the office of

George Frederick Bodley George Frederick Bodley (14 March 182721 October 1907) was an English Gothic Revival architect. He was a pupil of Sir George Gilbert Scott, and worked in partnership with Thomas Garner for much of his career. He was one of the founders of Watt ...

, who had himself been a past pupil of George Gilbert Scott. In 1904 he rejoined his father's practice of Scott & Son in

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, London as his partner. During the thirties he practiced under the name of Scott & Miles, his partner being Charles Thomas Miles. One of his last projects before his death related to works to

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Church which is only 3 miles from his grandfather's place of birth in

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, near Buckingham. The majority of his work was ecclesiastical.

Works included

*St George’s Institute,

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, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (1908) *St. Christopher's Church, Southbourne, Bournemouth, (1932–1934) *

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war memorial,

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*Croydon Parish Church war memorial, Surrey (1922)

Alterations, repairs and extensions

* St Asaph Cathedral,

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(1930) *

Benenden School Benenden School is an independent boarding school for girls in Kent, England, in Hemsted Park at Benenden, between Cranbrook and Tenterden. Benenden has a boarding population of over 550 girls aged 11 to 18, as well as a limited number of da ...

Hall,

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, Kent (1938) * St. Edmund Church,

, Buckinghamshire (1951–1952) * St. James,

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, Bournemouth (1930–1931) * St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral,

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(1913–1917) Completion of western spire to George Gilbert Scott's 1873 designs * St. Michael & All Angels,

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, Buckinghamshire (1937–1938) * Oxted Place,

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, Surrey * St Peter and St Paul Church, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire (1922) New boiler room added *

Southwark Cathedral Southwark Cathedral ( ) or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge. It is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwar ...

, London (1911) Restoration and repairs''The Times'', Tuesday November 14, 1911; pg. 6; Issue 39742; col E * St. John's Church, Colston Bassett (1934) repairs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Charles Marriott Oldrid 1880 births 1952 deaths English ecclesiastical architects Charles Marriott Oldrid Architects of cathedrals