George Gwilt

Who was George Gwilt?

George Gwilt, also sometimes known as George Gwilt the Elder, 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

Leatherhead Bridge rebuilding and enlarging the original late Medieval bridge

The Camden Chapel, Camberwell

Horsemonger Lane Gaol and Sessions House, Newington Causeway, London

The warehouses at West India Docks