The artistic taste of the Catholic priests is appalling and I am most anxious to have a Catholic church in which everything is genuine and good, and not tawdry and ostentatious.
Giles Gilbert Scott Quotes
I know it is a somewhat delicate matter to refuse a gift, but in this case the statue is so atrocious that every endeavour should be made to keep it out of the church.
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| Birth: | 9th November, 1880 |
| Death: | 8th February, 1960 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Architect |
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Sir Giles Gilbert Scott was born in Hampstead, England. He was an English architect known for his work on such structures as Liverpool Cathedral, Waterloo Bridge, Battersea Power Station, Bankside Power Station, Bodleian Library, designing the iconic red telephone box, Guildhall, Phoenix Theatre, William Booth Memorial Training College, Chester Cathedral, St Peter and St Paul, St Columba's Cathedral, and Church of St Paul.
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