page_title: Francis Skidmore
section_title: Major works
hierarchical_section_title: Francis Skidmore / Major works
caption_attribution_description: English: The Hereford Screen, 1862, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and made by Skidmore &amp; Co. V&amp;A Museum no. M.251-1984 (Link) Techniques - Wrought and cast iron, brass, copper, semi-precious stones, and mosaics Place - Coventry, England
context_page_description: Francis Alfred Skidmore was a British metalworker best known for high-profile commissions, including the glass and metal roof of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, the Hereford Cathedral choir screen and the Albert Memorial in London.
  Skidmore was heavily influenced by Gothic Revival style, a movement characterised by its use of medieval designs and styles. He was a member of both the Oxford Architectural Society and the Ecclesiological Society, two organisations which endorsed the Gothic Revival style. Skidmore also worked closely with architect Sir George Gilbert Scott.
context_section_description: During his lifetime, Francis Skidmore created works for 24 cathedrals, over 300 parish churches, 15 colleges and a number of public buildings.
  Skidmore, Families of the Bl
  ack Country and Birmingham 1600–1900
  Some of his more prominent works are detailed below.
caption: Hereford Screen, 1862, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and made by Francis Skidmore
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