John Taylor (architect)
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Sir '''John Taylor''' KCB FRIBA ([[15 November]] [[1833]] – [[30 April]] [[1912]]) was a British [[architect]]. The assistant surveyor for [[London]] from 1866 onwards, he was known as a reliable (albeit pedestrian) architect and was responsible for several public building projects in the capital.
Taylor's most active period as an architect began in 1879 with the construction of [[Bow Street Magistrates' Court]]. From 1883–4 he judged the competition for the [[Admiralty House (London)|Admiralty]] and [[War Office]] buildings in [[Whitehall]], and in 1886 designed additions to [[Marlborough House]]. He was also involved in engineering projects such as the extension of the [[Thames Embankment]] across [[Millbank]]. His work for museums includes the White Wing of the [[British Museum]] and the central staircase and other additions to the [[National Gallery, London|National Gallery]], both in the 1880s.
In 1898, when Taylor was nearing retirement, he was appointed as co-architect of the War Office building due to the death of its original architect [[William Young (architect)|William Young]]. The added workload accelerated the decline in his health and he resigned from his post after the building's completion in 1906.
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