John Oldrid Scott

John Oldrid Scott
Born	17 July 1841[1]
Died	30 May 1913 (aged 71)[1] Bexhill-on-Sea, England
Occupation	Architect
Spouse(s)	Mary Ann, née Stevens[2]
Children	Henry George Scott,[3] John Stevens Scott (24 May 1869)[1]
Parent(s)	Sir George Gilbert Scott and Caroline née Oldrid

John Oldrid Scott (17 July 1841 – 30 May 1913) was an English architect.

Biography

He was the son of Sir George Gilbert Scott and his wife Caroline (née Oldrid). His brother George Gilbert Scott Junior and nephew Sir Giles Gilbert Scott were also prominent architects. In 1868 he married Mary Ann Stevens, eldest daughter of the Reverend Thomas Stevens, founder of Bradfield College. One of his nine children, Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott, worked in his architectural practice.

At the end of his career he lived in Peasmarsh, near Rye, East Sussex, and the sale of his farmhouse and 136 acres was mentioned in the national press in 1928.^[4]

Works

• St Stephen's Greek Orthodox Chapel, West Norwood Cemetery, started circa 1873^[5]
• St. Peter's Church, Clayworth, Nottinghamshire, restoration 1874–75^[6]
• St Michael and All Angels parish church, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire: continuation of church designed by his father Sir GG Scott but unfinished at his death in 1881.^[7] Partly demolished and replaced by a new church.

St Mary's Church, Slough

• St Mary's Church, Slough. Construction completed 1878, subsequently extended 1911 - 1913^[8]

Interior of St Sophia's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Bayswater

• St Sophia's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Bayswater, London, 1878–79^[9]
• St Mary's parish church, Hayes, Kent: south aisle and transept, 1878–79^[10]
• St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester (1881), completion of nave^[11]
• University College Boathouse, Oxford, 1880–81^[12] (destroyed by fire 1999)
• St Bartholomew's parish church, Hints, Staffordshire, 1882–83^[13]
• St John the Baptist parish church, Halesowen, West Midlands: outer south aisle, 1883^[14]
• St Mary the Virgin parish church, Adderbury, Oxfordshire: restoration, 1886^[15]
• Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, Lahore, 1887
• St John the Baptist Church, Alkborough, Lincolnshire: chancel rebuilt in 1887^[16]
• St Mary the Virgin parish church, Thame, Oxfordshire: restoration, 1889–97^[17]
• St Mary and St Peter’s Church, Harlaxton, Lincolnshire: restoration 1890–91^[18]
• St Denys' parish church, Northmoor, Oxfordshire: Rectory, 1891^[19]
• St John the Baptist parish church, Kinlet, Shropshire: restoration 1892^[20] and design of monument to Major CB Childe (killed 1900)^[21]

St John the Evangelist's church, Boscombe

• St John the Evangelist parish church, Boscombe, Dorset (with CT Miles), 1893–95^[22]
• St George the Martyr parish church, New Wolverton, Buckinghamshire: transepts, 1894^[23]
• St Philip's Church, Hove, 1894–95^[24]
• St Alkmund's Church, Duffield, Derbyshire: restoration, 1896–97^[25]
• The Bute Hall, University of Glasgow, late 19th-century
• St. Mark's Church, Harrogate, West Riding, 1898^[26]
• St Nicholas' parish church, Piddington, Oxfordshire: restoration, 1898^[27]
• St Michael's parish church, Bournemouth, Dorset: tower, 1900–01^[22]
• St Giles parish church, Wendlebury, Oxfordshire: restoration, 1901^[28]
• St Mary the Virgin's Church, Denby, Derbyshire: restoration, 1901–03^[29]
• St Giles' parish church, Wendlebury, Oxfordshire: restoration, 1902^[30]
• Hereford Cathedral: west front, 1902–08^[31]

St John the Evangelist's church, Palmers Green

• St John the Evangelist parish church, Palmers Green, Middlesex, 1903–08^[32]
• St Mary and St Nicholas parish church, Compton, Berkshire: north aisle, 1905^[33]
• St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire: organ case, 1905^[34]
• St George the Martyr Sunday School & Church Institute Building, New Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, 1907–08
• St Mary's parish church, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire: rebuilding of west tower and spire, 1907–08^[35]
• St Michael and St George Cathedral, Grahamstown, South Africa: chancel and nave, dedicated 1912

References

1. "John Oldrid Scott". Our Family Genealogy Pages. Basil Halhed. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
2. "'". The Times (30227). London. 2 June 1913. col E, p. 11.
3. "'". The Times (46988). London. 14 February 1935. col A, p. 1.
4. "'". The Times (44918). London. 13 June 1928. col F, p. 7.
5. Historic England. "West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium  (Grade II*) (1000851)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
6. Pevsner & Williamson 1979, p. 98.
7. Pevsner 1968, p. 271.
8. St Mary's Church, Slough
9. Historic England. "Greek Cathedral of Aghia Sophia and presbytery  (Grade I) (1223553)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
10. Newman 1976, p. 318.
11. Pevsner & Hubbard 1971, p. 171.
12. Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 274.
13. Pevsner 1974, p. 148.
14. Pevsner 1968, p. 180.
15. Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 413.
16. Pevsner & Harris 1964, p. 168.
17. Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 806.
18. Pevsner & Harris 1964, p. 560.
19. Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 723.
20. Pevsner 1958, p. 160.
21. Francis 2013, p. 47.
22. Pevsner & Lloyd 1967, p. 124.
23. Pevsner 1960, p. 300.
24. Historic England. "Church of St Philip  (Grade II) (1187579)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
25. Pevsner & Williamson 1978, p. 201.
26. Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, p. 248.
27. Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 731.
28. Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 83.
29. Pevsner & Williamson 1978, p. 165.
30. Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 832.
31. Pevsner 1963, pp. 146, 153.
32. Historic England. "Parish church of St John the Evangelist, Palmer's Green with parish room  (Grade II*) (1078929)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
33. Pevsner 1966, p. 120.
34. Pevsner & Cherry 1977, p. 307.
35. Pevsner 1960, p. 225.

Sources and further reading

• Brodie, Antonia; Felstead, Alison; Franklin, Jonathan; Pinfield, Leslie, eds. (2001). Directory of British Architects 1834–1914. L–Z. London & New York: Continuum. ISBN 082645514X.
• Francis, Peter (2013). Shropshire War Memorials, Sites of Remembrance. YouCaxton Publications. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-909644-11-3.
• Newman, John (1976) [1969]. West Kent and the Weald. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 318. ISBN 0-14-071038-8.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). Shropshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 160.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Buckinghamshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 225, 300. ISBN 0-14-071019-1.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). Herefordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 146, 153. ISBN 0-14-071025-6.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 120.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus (1968). Worcestershire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 180, 271.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Staffordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 148. ISBN 0-14-071046-9.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1977) [1953]. Hertfordshire. The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 307. ISBN 0-14-071007-8.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John (1964). Lincolnshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 168.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (1971). Cheshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 171. ISBN 0-14-071042-6.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David (1967). Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 124.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Radcliffe, Enid (revision) (1967) [1959]. Yorkshire the West Riding. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 248. ISBN 0-14-071017-5.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (revision) (1978) [1953]. Derbyshire. The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 165, 201. ISBN 0-14-071008-6.
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (revision) (1979) [1951]. Nottinghamshire. The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 98. ISBN 0-14-071002-7.
• Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 83, 274, 413, 723, 731, 806, 832. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.