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Sep 23, 2024 · From 1863 to 1867 Sir George Gilbert Scott was engaged upon the restoration of the west front, Lady Chapel, transepts and choir.
4 days ago · As a pupil of Sir George Gilbert Scott he had been imbued with the spirit of Gothic Revival and in designing All Saints’ he took his inspiration from the Decorated Gothic, adapting this early 14 th-century style and thus marking a significant turning point in his career. He was one of the most prominent Gothic Revival architects, alongside his colleagues, Gilbert Scott Jr and Thomas Garner (with whom he founded Watts & Co. in 1874).
4 days ago · In 1875 George Gilbert Scott was called in to advise on the restoration of it and reported that the mediaeval design, excepting that of the oriel, remained almost complete behind later accretions. Thereafter between 1875 and 1879 it was entirely taken down and rebuilt using the early materials.
Sep 7, 2024 · Designed in the mid-19th century by George Gilbert Scott for state dinners and receptions, they were described as ‘the drawing room of the nation’, an imposing yet intimate social environment in which Britain’s relations with foreign powers could be negotiated.
6 days ago · The city's ecclesiastical buildings were transformed in the Victorian period, not least the cathedral, to which George Gilbert Scott gave a wholly new external appearance, Gothic but clearly of the 19th century, between 1868 and 1876.
Sep 5, 2024 · Designed by Charles Buckridge, a pupil of the prolific Westminster Abbey architect Sir George Gilbert Scott, the apartment is preserved inside and out, and features the quintessential large pointed arched windows, coffered ceilings and steeply pitched roofs.
2 days ago · The choir stalls in the body of the church date from 1847, and the high altar and reredos were remodeled by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1867. Scott and J.L. Pearson also restored the north transept facade in the 1880s.
