Documents the works of three generations of Gothic architects Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-1878), George Gilbert Scott Jr (1839-1897) and Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960). Between them they designed the Chapel of Exeter College, Oxford; the Albert Memorial; the Foreign & Commonwealth Office; Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras Station; the churches of All Hallows, Southwark, St Agnes, Kennington, and St Mary Magdalene, East Moors, North Yorkshire; the Avenues district of Hull; St John the Baptist (Catholic) Cathedral, Norwich; Liverpool (Anglican) Cathedral; Battersea Power Station; Waterloo Bridge; Bankside Power Station which is now the Tate Modern Gallery; and the iconic K2 and K6 red telephone boxes. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.1/10 | |
Released: | October 21, 2014 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | Documentary History | |
Companies: | BBC Arts The British Library | |
Cast: | Dan Cruickshank Gavin Stamp Franklin Bishop Marie-Severine de Caraman Chimay | |
Crew: | Dan Cruickshank Tim Dunn | |
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