George Gwilt also sometimes known as George Gwilt the Elder, was an English

England

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 architect

Architect

An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

 of the late 18th and early 19th century, particularly associated with buildings in and around London

London

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His sons George

George Gwilt the younger

-Biography:Gwilt, born in Southwark 8 May 1775, was elder son of George Gwilt the elder. He was articled to his father, and succeeded him in business as an architect...

 and Joseph

Joseph Gwilt

Joseph Gwilt was an English architect and writer.He was the son of George Gwilt, architect surveyor to the county of Surrey, and was born at Southwark...

 were also architects, training in his office in Southwark

Southwark

Southwark is a district of south London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Southwark. Situated east of Charing Cross, it forms one of the oldest parts of London and fronts the River Thames to the north...

; John Shaw

John Shaw Sr.

John Shaw, Senior, was an architect related to the Shaw and Hardwick family and one of the first architects to draw up plans for semi-detached housing in London....

 was also a pupil of 'George Gwilt & Sons'.

Gwilt was architect surveyor for the county of Surrey

Surrey

Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...

. His buildings included:

• Cobham
  Cobham, Surrey
  Cobham is a town in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England, about south-west of central London and north of Leatherhead. Elmbridge has been acclaimed by the Daily Mail as the best place to live in the UK, and Cobham is a prosperous part of the London commuter belt...
  
   Bridge (c. 1782)
• Leatherhead Bridge (1782-83) rebuilding and enlarging the original late Medieval bridge
• The Camden Chapel, Camberwell
  Camberwell
  Camberwell is a district of south London, England, and forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is a built-up inner city district located southeast of Charing Cross. To the west it has a boundary with the London Borough of Lambeth.-Toponymy:...
  
   (1796–1798)
• Horsemonger Lane Gaol
  Horsemonger Lane Gaol
  Horsemonger Lane Gaol was a prison close to present-day Newington Causeway in Southwark, south London.-History:...
  
   and Sessions House, Newington Causeway
  Newington Causeway
  Newington Causeway is a road in Southwark, London, England, between the Elephant and Castle and Borough High Street. The Elephant and Castle tube station is at the southern end....
  
  , London (1791–1799 - demolished c.1880, with Sessions House being rebuilt)
• The warehouses at West India Docks
  West India Docks
  The West India Docks are a series of three docks on the Isle of Dogs in London, the first of which opened in 1802. The docks closed to commercial traffic in 1980 and the Canary Wharf development was built on the site.-History:...
  
  (1800–1804, a joint project with his son, George)