Scorer, George Oakley 1872 - 1957

George Oakley Scorer was born in St. John's Wood, Middlesex [now London], England in 1872 [or 1873 - sources differ]. In 1891-1892 he studied at the South Kensington Art Schools in London. He was articled to Ralph Selden Wornum (1847-1910) in London in 1892 and remained with him until 1895. He also attended classes at the Architectural Association Schools in London.   He qualified as an architect in 1894 and commenced independent practice as an architect in London in 1898

From c.1898 to c.1914 Scorer was in partnership with Matthew Starmer Hack (1869-1944) as M.S. Hack & George O. Scorer in London.  In 1918-19 Scorer was the first Inspector of Works for the Imperial war Graves Commission.  He also taught at Epsom School of Art.

Scorer was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1895 and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1913.  

Scorer was evidently a victim of the economic depression of the 1930s. In May 1932 it was declared in the Edinburgh Gazette that his business had gone into receivership.

His address was given as  Abercorn Lodge, Upper Hamilton Terrace, London in 1894; 28 Newman Street, Oxford Street, London in 1896 and 1900; 22 Surrey Street, Strand, London in 1903 and 1914; 21 Warwick Gardens, Kensington, London in 1912 and 1926; 107 Jermyn Street, Piccadilly, London in 1930; and "Hillside", Rudgwick, Sussex in 1935 and 1939.  He died in Surrey on 22 September 1957