John Oldrid Scott (1841-1913)

Born in London, the second son of Sir George Gilbert Scott, and father of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960), he trained with his brother, George jnr, in his father’s office from 1860. He assumed complete control of the business after his brother’s suicide in 1897, and followed closely in his fathers ‘Gothic’ footsteps, becoming noted for his many churches throughout England.

1875 – Warneford Asylum, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Architect: John O. Scott

Design for extensions to Warneford Asylum,

1876 – The New Examination Schools, Oxford

Architect: John Oldrid Scott

Selected design in the second competition to design the new Examination Schools in Oxford.

1876 – Unsuccesful design for Examination Schools, Oxford

Architect: John Oldrid Scott

The Examination Schools were designed by Thomas Graham Jackson after an architectural competition in 1876 and their construction was completed in 1882.

1877 – Slough Parish Church, Berkshire

Architect: John Oldrid Scott

View showing memorial steeple published in The Building News,

1879 – St Mary’s Episcopalian Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland

Architect: Sir George Gilbert Scott

After an architectural competition,

1880 – Bute Hall, Glasgow University, Scotland

Architect: John Oldrid Scott

In 1870 a new-build campus was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic revival style for Glasgow University replacing their traditional location.