George Gilbert Scott Junior
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George Gilbert Scott junior (1839 – 1897) was an English architect. He was the son of Sir George Gilbert Scott, brother of John Oldrid Scott and father of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, all also architects.
Among the buildings he designed was St John the Baptist Church, Norwich, which was later to become a cathedral. He was also responsible for buildings in the Cambridge colleges of Christ's and Pembroke.[Cambridge 2000 project: George Gilbert Scott, the younger]
Scott was an alcoholic and suffered mental ill health. He died from cirrhosis of the liver in a bedroom of the Midland Grand Hotel, which was designed by his father.
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Biography
An Architecture of Promise: George Gilbert Scott Jr and the Late Gothic Revival, Gavin Stamp, published by Shaun Tyas, 2002, ISBN 1900289512.External link
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