George Gwilt
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George Gwilt, also sometimes known as George Gwilt the Elder, (1746-1807) was an English architect of the late 18th and early 19th century, particularly associated with buildings in and around London.
His sons George and Joseph were also architects, training in his office in Southwark; John Shaw 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]
- The Camden Chapel, Camberwell (1796-1798)[2]
- Horsemonger Lane Gaol and Sessions House, Newington Causeway, London (1791-1799 - demolished c.1880, with Sessions House being rebuilt)[3]
- The warehouses at West India Docks (1800-1804, a joint project with his son, George)[4]
- restoration of church of St Saviour, Southwark
[edit] References
- ^ A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of the Borough of Elmbridge
- ^ London Metropolitan Archive (LMA), P75/CAM/27/23−5
- ^ Horsemonger Lane Gaol
- ^ [1] Gwilt design
