SCOTT, SIR GILES GILBERT (188o— ), British architect, born Nov. 9, 1880, was the son of George Gilbert Scott and grandson of Sir George Gilbert Scott, R.A. Educated at Beaumont College, Old Windsor, he began to practise in London in 1902. In the following year his designs for the projected cathedral at Liverpool, the expression of the architect's hope for a revival of Gothic architecture through the true understanding of its spirit, were accepted, but, in consideration of his youth, G. F.
Bodley, R.A., was associated with him as joint architect. In July 1904 the foundation was laid by King Edward, the corner stone of the chapter-house by the Duke of Connaught in 1906, and the Lady Chapel was completed in 1910. After some delay occasioned by the World War, the consecration took place on July 19, 1924, in the presence of King George V. and Queen Mary. Designed in Gothic style it was the first Anglican cathedral built in the north ern provinces since the Reformation, and when completed, will be the largest church in Great Britain. The design for the tower was
considerably altered in 1924. The exterior is of red sandstone and the building is specially adapted for lighting by electricity. Its massive bulk dominates the city and the seaway. Chief among the other works of the architect, which are almost entirely ec clesiastical, are the Church of the Annunciation, Bournemouth; St. Manghold's Church and Presbytery, Ramsey, Isle of Man; the Chapel of the Visitation Convent, Harrow; new buildings at Clare College Cambridge, and many war memorials. Scott also did restoration work on Chester Cathedral. He was elected A.R.A. in 1918, R.A. in 1922, and was president of the Architectural Asso ciation in 1920-21. He was knighted after the consecration of Liverpool Cathedral in 1924. (See ARCHITECTURE.)