John Taylor (architect)
John Taylor ( born November 13, 1833 in Warkworth, Northumberland, † April 30, 1912 in Surbiton Hill, Surrey ) was an English architect. The advocate of the Gothic Revival had a significant influence on the architecture of London. The architectural criticism classifies it as reliable, but uninspired architects. In particular, his occasional demolition true medieval buildings to build new buildings neo-Gothic was criticized.
Taylor works among others at Bow Street Magistrates' Court, the Tower of London, Marlborough House, the Thames Embankment, the British Museum and the National Gallery, where he planned, whichever is greater or conversions. So he designed the south side of the tower, and let it re- build new walls and towers. In the British Museum, he was responsible for the White Wing.
Taylor was the judges in the competitions for the Admiralty House and the War Office Building, Whitehall.
Taylor designed the facade of the Public Record Office in Chancery Lane and built the police station in Bow Street.
He was Surveyor since 1866 the Office of Works in London, where he worked since 1898 as a consulting architect.