Facts:   - imagesize: 220px    - death place: coventry , uk    - bgcolour: # 6495ed    - alt: image of francis alfred skidmore    - caption: francis skidmore    - death date: 13 november 1896      - works: lichfield , hereford and salisbury cathedral screens    - birth date: 1817    - name: francis skidmore    - image: francisskidmore hagam.jpg    - birth place: birmingham , uk   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of francis skidmore .
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francis alfred skidmore -lrb- 1817 -- 13 november 1896 -rrb- was a british metalworker best known for high-profile commissions , including the glass and metal roof of the oxford university museum of natural history -lrb- 1859 -rrb- , the hereford cathedral choir screen -lrb- 1862 -rrb- and the albert memorial -lrb- 1866 -- 1873 -rrb- 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 .