George Gwilt
George Gwilt (1746–1807), also sometimes known as George Gwilt the Elder, was an English architect, particularly associated with buildings in and around London.
His sons
was also a pupil of 'George Gwilt & Sons'.Gwilt was architect surveyor for the county of Surrey. His buildings included:
- Cobham Bridge (c. 1782)[1][2]
- Leatherhead Bridge (1782–83) rebuilding and enlarging the original late Medieval bridge[3]
- The Camden Chapel, Camberwell (1796–1798)[4]
- Horsemonger Lane Gaol and Sessions House, Newington Causeway, London (1791–1799 - demolished c.1880, with Sessions House being rebuilt)[5]
- The warehouses at West India Docks (1800–1804, a joint project with his son, George)[6]
References
- ^ A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of the Borough of Elmbridge
- ^ Heritage Gateway listing NGR TQ0988960541
- ^ Heritage Gateway listing NGR TQ1631356299
- ^ London Metropolitan Archive (LMA), P75/CAM/27/23−5
- ^ "Horsemonger Lane Gaol". Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Number 1 Warehouse". Museum of London Docklands. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007.