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17-639: Andrew Taylor designed the former Montreal Diocesan Theological College building at University Street near Milton Street, 1895–96, mostly funded by the philanthropist Andrew Frederick Gault . The college is a founding member of the ecumenical Montreal School of Theology , is affiliated with the McGill University School of Religious Studies, and is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. A World War I memorial window (1935) by Charles William Kelsey depicting Saint Stephen

34-584: A co-director of the family business with Peter Redpath , John's son. After the death of his first wife in 1884, he re-married Grace Parker , widow of the Rev. George Hamilton (brother of John Hamilton ). Lady Drummond served as the first president of the Montreal National Council of Women of Canada , as well as President and co-founding member of the Women's Canadian Club with Elsie Reford . She

51-606: A year as architect in the Duke of Roxburghe 's estate office, and then moved to Aberdeen where he worked in the office of William Smith . He left Scotland for London in 1872, taking a position at the office of Joseph Clarke , and studying at the Royal Academy Schools and University College London . His essay on London's 16th-century architecture won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) silver medal in 1874. In 1877 he travelled to Italy and France. He joined

68-599: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This seminary -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Andrew Taylor (architect) Sir Andrew Thomas Taylor , JP , RCA , FSA , FRIBA (13 October 1850 – 5 December 1937) was a British architect and councillor. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland , and practised architecture in Scotland and London before emigrating to Montreal , Quebec , in 1883, where he designed many of

85-640: Is also now part of McGill University . When Ravenscrag , now the Allan Memorial Institute , was still the residence of Sir Hugh Allan , Taylor extended the east wing (1889), and enlarged the stables (1898). Taylor performed alterations and restoration on the Christ Church Cathedral from 1890–91, and installed a memorial window for Mrs. A.C. Hooper, 1902–03. He designed the Mount Royal Crematory (1901),

102-509: Is most famously known for her work with the Red Cross. In 1888, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada , representing the senatorial division of Kennebec , Quebec . He served until his death in 1910. From 1887 to 1896, he was a vice-president at Bank of Montreal and then served as its president, first as the de facto president from 1897 and officially starting in 1905. He helped found

119-537: The Martyr was dedicated to Albert Withey of the 24th Canadian Battalion. Beginning in 2021, the neighbouring United Theological College began to integrate its operations into Dio. In 2022, UTC's academic offering transitioned into a United Church studies program at Dio, with UTC beginning to wind down its legal existence. 45°30′23″N 73°34′33″W  /  45.50629°N 73.57576°W  / 45.50629; -73.57576 This Anglicanism -related article

136-631: The RIBA in 1878. An essay on the work of Sir Christopher Wren gained him a second RIBA medal in 1881. He subsequently published a book on the subject: The Towers and Steeples designed by Sir Christopher Wren, a descriptive, historical and critical essay . In 1879 he established his own architectural practice in London, with a design for a Memorial Hall and Schools at Dover being his first commission (completed 1881, since demolished). Together with Henry Hall, another of Pilkington's former pupils, Taylor entered

153-736: The Slade Committee at University College London. In 1926 he was knighted for his political work. He died on the 5th December 1937 and is buried on the east side of Highgate Cemetery . Under his will, the Sir Andrew Taylor Prize in Fine Art and the Sir Andrew Taylor Prize in Architecture were founded at University College London. George Alexander Drummond Sir George Alexander Drummond , KCMG CVO (11 October 1829 – 2 February 1910)

170-681: The St. Margaret's Home for Incurables in 1894, purchasing the house that had previously been built for Sir William Collis Meredith . As a member of the Citizen's League, he sought to improve life in Montreal , and he served as president of the Royal Edward Institute , a dispensary for the prevention of tuberculosis , founded in 1909 by Jeffrey Hale Burland (1861–1914). His recreations were mirrored in other positions he held, including as

187-823: The architect R.W.G. Bousfield. Taylor was responsible for buildings on the campus of McGill University including the School of Architecture's Macdonald-Harrington Building (1896), Macdonald Physics Building (1893), the Redpath Library (1893), the Macdonald Engineering Building (1907), and the Memorial Arch for King George V (1901). He designed the Montreal Diocesan Theological College building on University Street near Milton Street (1895–96), which

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204-575: The buildings and renovation of several buildings for the Bank of Montreal : Taylor retired from architecture in 1904, returning to London, England. He pursued a political career as a Conservative Party municipal councillor. He was elected to London County Council on 24 October 1908, representing Hampstead , and served until 1926. From 1911 to 1937 he also served as Chair of the Architectural Education Committee and Chair of

221-543: The buildings of McGill University . He retired from architecture in 1904 and returned to London, where he served on London County Council from 1908 to 1926. He was knighted for his political services in 1926. Taylor was the son of James Taylor, a publisher, and Agnes Drummond, the sister of Sir George Drummond , of Montreal. In 1864 he began his architectural training as an articled apprentice to Pilkington & Bell in Edinburgh, staying for five years. He worked for

238-465: The competition to design Glasgow City Chambers , being placed second. In 1882 Taylor established a partnership with George William Hamilton Gordon. In 1883, Taylor and Gordon opened an office in Montreal, where Taylor's uncle George Drummond was an influential figure. Taylor moved to Canada, while Gordon stayed in London. However, the partnership was dissolved in 1888. In Canada, Taylor worked with

255-752: The first crematory in Canada, on the eastern side of the Mount Royal Cemetery . In 1885, he designed and built Francis Redpath's house in Montreal, which from 1986 was under threat of demolition from the Sochaczevski family until final demolition in 2014 (refer to the relevant paragraph within the Golden Square Mile ). He was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts . Taylor was the architect responsible for

272-712: The first president of the Royal Canadian Golf Association (1895) and president of the Art Association of Montreal . He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1904 and a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1908. He and his wife built a house on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal's Golden Square Mile . They also kept a summer home (Gads Hill) at Cacouna, Quebec and an estate (Huntlywood), in

289-451: Was a Scottish-Canadian businessman and senator. Born in 1829 at Edinburgh , he was a younger son of the entrepreneurial stonemason , building contractor and city councillor , George Drummond, by his wife Margaret Pringle (b.c.1790). Drummond studied chemistry at Edinburgh University before coming to Montreal in 1854 to work for his brother-in-law, John Redpath , at Redpath Sugar . He married John Redpath 's daughter, becoming

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