George Gilbert Scott (Jnr) (1839-97)

Son of Sir George Gilbert Scott, and brother of John Oldrid Scott. 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. 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.