Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott (1880–1952) was an English architect who is often best remembered for being the son of John Oldrid Scott 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 and Adrian Gilbert Scott. 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 in 1898,Directory of British Architects 1834–1914 Vol 2. Royal Institute of British Architects, 2001 then in 1902 became an assistant to his fatherDictionary of Scottish Architects website for a year before spending a further year in the office of George Frederick Bodley, who had himself been a past pupil of George Gilbert Scott. In 1904 he rejoined his father's practice of Scott & Son in Westminster, London,Lambeth Palace Library website as his partner.
During the thirties he practiced under the name of Scott & Miles, his partner being Charles Thomas Miles.Lambeth Palace Library website One of his last projects before his death related to works to Maids Moreton Church which is only 3 miles from his grandfather's place of birth in Gawcott, near Buckingham. The majority of his work was ecclesiastical.
Works included St George’s Institute, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (1908)Milton Keynes Heritage websiteBritish Listed Buildings website St Christopher's Church, Southbourne, Bournemouth, (1932–1934)Lambeth Palace Library website Speldhurst war memorial, KentWar Memorial Trust website Croydon Parish Church war memorial, Surrey (1922)
Alterations, repairs and extensions St Asaph Cathedral, Wales (1930)The Times, Saturday April 5, 1930; pg. 11; Issue 45480; col E Benenden School Hall, Benenden, Kent (1938)The Times, Monday, Jul 04, 1938; pg. 23; Issue 48037; col B St. Edmund Church, Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire (1951–1952) St James's Church, Pokesdown, Bournemouth (1930–1931) St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland (1913–1917) Completion of western spire to George Gilbert Scott's 1873 designsThe Times, Friday February 23, 1917; pg. 9; Issue 41410; col F St. Michael & All Angels, Stewkley, Buckinghamshire (1937–1938) Oxted Place, Oxted, SurreyOxted Place website St Peter and St Paul Church, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire (1922) New boiler room addedWhyte, Warren The History and Architecture of the Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul Buckingham. 2008 Southwark Cathedral, London (1911) Restoration and repairsThe Times, Tuesday November 14, 1911; pg. 6; Issue 39742; col E St. John's Church, Colston Bassett (1934) repairs
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