(b Tullamore, Ireland, 7 June 1856; d London, 30 June 1920). English architect. He was articled to George Gilbert Scott II (see SCOTT (ii), (2)) from 1875 to 1878. He then set up in independent practice but continued to assist his former master and completed several of Scott’s buildings after his mental breakdown. His early churches, such as All Saints (1885–1903), Peterborough, show the strong influence of Scott’s work, but by the time he designed St Peter’s (1893–1911), Barnsley, S Yorks, Moore had transcended the work of his master and shown great resourcefulness in planning to produce highly picturesque but thoroughly practical internal effects. His genius at fitting large churches on to awkward and confined urban sites was well demonstrated at St Columba’s (1902–8), Middlesbrough, Cleveland, while in his late work, such as St James’s (1911–14), Clacton, Essex, Moore combined round with pointed arches and eliminated internal mouldings. His other notable churches include St Wilfrid’s (1905–14), Harrogate, Yorks, and All Saints’ (1904–6), Tooting, London. One of the leading church architects of Late Victorian and Edwardian England, Moore remained firmly in the tradition of the Gothic Revival, but he displayed remarkable originality in the planning and massing of his churches even while depending upon precedent for detail. Unlike such other church architects as G. F. Bodley, who reacted against the aggressive originality of High Victorian Gothic, Moore preferred English 13th-century precedents to Late Gothic for inspiration. Initially owing to his wife’s family connections, Moore worked extensively in Yorkshire, but his office was always in London. His pupils included Giles and Adrian Gilbert Scott, and his practice was continued by his son-in-law Leslie T. Moore (1883–1957).

• Moore, Temple (Lushington)
  • Hooper, Basil Bramston
  • pupils
    • Scott (ii): (4) Giles Gilbert Scott, §1: Early work
    • Scott (ii): (5) Adrian Gilbert Scott
  • works
    • Hexham Abbey