Adrian Gilbert Scott was born in Hampstead, London, England on 6 August 1882. He was a member of the Scott dynasty of architects. His grandfather, Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-1878), father, George Gilbert Scott (1839-1897), and brother, Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960) were all distinguished architects. He was articled to Temple Lushington Moore (1856-1920). From c.1915 he was in partnership with Giles Gilbert Scott as G. & A. Gilbert Scott. The address of the practice was given as 7, Gray's Inn Square, London in 1920.
He served with distinction during World War One and was awarded the Military Cross.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1927 and died in London on 23 April 1963.
Most of A.G. Scott's ecclesiastical work was for the Roman Catholic church, however his principal commission was the Anglican Cathedral in Cairo (1933–38). He also designed houses for himelf, Shepherd's Well, Frognal Way, Hampstead, London. (1929-30) and Spaniards Mount, 61 Winnington Road, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London (1935). Other work by Scott included Grey Wings, Ashtead, Surrey (1913), with Giles Gilbert Scott; School Chapel at Mount St Mary's College in Spinkhill, Yorkshire (1924); Christ the King Church, Wimbledon Park, London (1926-28); the tower of the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester (1928); Roman Catholic church of St Joseph, Harrow, Middlesex (1929–31); Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of Beauchief & St Thomas of Canterbury, Sheffield (1931–32); St. James Anglican Church, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1935-37); Roman Catholic church of St Willibrords, Manchester (1937-38), with Reynolds & Scott; Roman Catholic church of St Mary and St Joseph, Lansbury Estate, Poplar, London (1951-54); Roman Catholic church of St. Joseph, Upton, near Birkenhead (1953-54); Roman Catholic hurch of St Leonard, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex (1953-61); the shrine at Aylesford Priory, Aylesford, Kent (1958-65); Roman Catholic church of Our Lady and St Rose of Lima, Weoley Castle, Birmingham (1959); restoration of St Alban's Church, Holborn, London (1959-61).
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See also Historic England; British Listed Buildings [links below]
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 2: L-Z. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001
‘Obituary’. RIBA Journal vol. 70, July 1963 pp. 298-299
Stamp, Gavin. The English House 1860-1914. Catalogue of an exhibition of photographs and drawings. London: InternationalArchitect and the Building Centre Trust, 1980 p. 65