wife resulted in his being found of unsound mind in a public examination in 1884. He escaped to Rouen in France but, returning to England in 1885, he was confined to hospital again in 1885 and 1891–1892. Scott died on 6 May 1897 from cirrhosis of the liver whilst in residence in the Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras, which had been designed by his father, and was buried on 11 May 1897 at St John-at-Hampstead. He had six children, four of whom survived past childhood – two of his sons, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and Adrian Gilbert Scott, went on to become noted architects. References Sources External links Profile of George Gilbert Scott, Jr. in The Guardian 1839 births 1897 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge George Gilbert Jr. People with mental disorders Deaths from cirrhosis Gothic Revival architects History of mental health in the United Kingdom English ecclesiastical architects English Roman Catholics Converts to Roman Catholicism 19th-century English architects Architects from London