Sam Scorer
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Sam Scorer FRSA was an innovative architect from Lincolnshire
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He read Mechanical Sciences at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
in 1941, and enjoyed painting as well. He volunteered for the Fleet Air Arm
, and met his wife in Canada
, when training to be a pilot. He served as a fighter pilot until 1945, but was invalided out of service.
Combining his interest in artwork and mechanical design, he decided to become an architect. He entered the Architectural Association School of Architecture
(AA) in the second year, and graduated in 1949. He changed his name by statutory declaration to Sam.
. It began in 1954. They did a lot of work for county council buildings (new schools).
He was the Chairman of the RIBA
East Midlands planning committee.
He died in Lincoln in March 2003 aged 80. Copies of his obituary can be found at the Markham Moor Little Chef.
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
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Early life
He was brought up in Lincoln, one of five children. His father was a senior partner in a firm of solicitors, and later became clerk to the district council.He read Mechanical Sciences at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
in 1941, and enjoyed painting as well. He volunteered for the Fleet Air Arm
Fleet Air Arm
The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...
, and met his wife in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, when training to be a pilot. He served as a fighter pilot until 1945, but was invalided out of service.
Combining his interest in artwork and mechanical design, he decided to become an architect. He entered the Architectural Association School of Architecture
Architectural Association School of Architecture
The Architectural Association School of Architecture, more usually known as the AA, is an architectural school in London, United Kingdom...
(AA) in the second year, and graduated in 1949. He changed his name by statutory declaration to Sam.
Career
In 1950, he began work for Denis Clarke Hall. Clarke Hall designed two Lincolnshire schools in the early 1950s. His consultancy firm, Denis Clarke Hall, Scorer and Bright and Partners, was based on Lindum Terrace in LincolnLincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
. It began in 1954. They did a lot of work for county council buildings (new schools).
He was the Chairman of the RIBA
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
East Midlands planning committee.
Hyperbolic paraboloid structures
These structures were built with the engineer Hainal-Konyi.- In 1962 he designed the St John the Baptist church in Ermine, Lincoln. Its aluminium roof is the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid, and the building has a hexagonal floor plan and concrete walls. It is a listed building.
- This same type of design was used for a petrol station (became a Little ChefLittle ChefLittle Chef is a chain of roadside restaurants in the United Kingdom, founded in 1958 and owned by the UK private equity group RCapital. Little Chef's previous owners were The People's Restaurant Group Ltd., a company belonging to British catering entrepreneurs Simon Heath and Lawrence Wosskow,...
restaurant in 1989) at Markham MoorMarkham MoorMarkham Moor is a village which lies five miles south of the town of Retford in the county of Nottinghamshire. Markham Moor lies on the junction between the A1, A638 and A57 roads...
on the south-bound A1 near RetfordRetfordRetford is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the city of Nottingham, and 23 miles west of Lincoln, in the district of Bassetlaw. The town is situated in a valley with the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal running through the centre of the...
in the late 1950s. - On Brayford PoolBrayford PoolThe Brayford Pool is a natural lake formed from a widening of the River Witham in the centre of the city of Lincoln in England. It was used as a port by the Romans - who connected it to the River Trent by constructing the Foss Dyke - and has a long industrial heritage.-History:The Pool has been the...
a building currently housing a Nando'sNando'sNando's is a casual dining restaurant group originating from South Africa with a Portuguese/Mozambican theme. Founded in 1987, Nando's operates in thirty countries on five continents....
restaurant that he designed in 1959 was formerly a car showroom, and then the music library for Lincolnshire County Council. The building was listed in August 2000 by Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of NewportAlan Howarth, Baron Howarth of NewportAlan Thomas Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport, CBE, PC, is a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1983 until 2005.-Early life:...
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Personal life
He married Anne in 1943. They had a son and a daughter.He died in Lincoln in March 2003 aged 80. Copies of his obituary can be found at the Markham Moor Little Chef.