James Robb Scott
Illustration — Victory Arch at Waterloo station. Scott's most famous work James Robb Scott (11 February 1882 – 1965) was a Scottish architect who became the Chief Architect of the Southern Railway. He was born on 11 February 1882 in the Gorbals, Glasgow, the son of Andrew Robb Scott (architect) and Mary Fletcher.
James Robb Scott
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- Born
- 1882
- Died
- 1965
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · United Kingdom
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Victory Arch at Waterloo station. Scott's most famous work James Robb Scott (11 February 1882 – 1965) was a Scottish architect who became the Chief Architect of the Southern Railway. He was born on 11 February 1882 in the Gorbals, Glasgow, the son of Andrew Robb Scott (architect) and Mary Fletcher.
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Born in 1882, died in 1965.
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London Waterloo station’s Victory Arch was designed by London and South West Railway’s chief architect J R Scott and opened in 1922 to pay tribute to the railway colleagues who fought and died for their country in WW1. Waterloo is Britain’s largest and busiest train station. Inscription around the arch just above the clock- "Dedicated to the employees of the Company who fell in the war." Inscripti
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London Waterloo station’s Victory Arch was designed by London and South West Railway’s chief architect J R Scott and opened in 1922 to pay tribute to the railway colleagues who fought and died for their country in WW1. Waterloo is Britain’s largest and busiest train station. Inscription around the arch just above the clock- "Dedicated to the employees of the Company who fell in the war." Inscripti
Ank Kumar
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- 1.Pevsner, Nikolaus. The Buildings of England. London except the Cities of London and Westminster. Penguin Books. 279. 1952.
- 2.Wright, Daniel. Modernism in Miniature. The Beauty of Transport. 4 March 2015.
- 3.Le Vay, Benedict. Britain from the Rails. A Window Gazer's Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. 218. 2009. 9781841622774.
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