Architect. Born in Paisley. His works include: Selfridges in Oxford Street, Daily Telegraph office in Fleet Street, Unilever House in Blackfriars and Sydney Harbour Bridge. His own house also got a revamp with Art Deco chimneys and extension. A partner in Burnet, Tait and Lorne.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Thomas Smith Tait
Architect active in 1924. Â He was a war veteran and had been a member of the St George in the East's congregation. He gave a lead on the war memorial project but then in 1923 moved to the Midlands....
Master mason, for George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. Other works in London include the statues at the Guildhall of Elizabeth I (c.1622 and intended for the Royal Exchange) and Charles I. Ston...
Architects. The practice comprised John James Burnet, Thomas Smith Tait and Francis Lorne. Their works include the King Edward VII galleries at the British Museum.
Architect. Born Wilfred Clarence Mangan. He worked extensively in the Portsmouth diocese, and was an enthusiast for round-arched, predominantly Byzantine, styles which were highly popular for Roman...
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