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George Smith (architect)

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describes it as "far more individual than the usual run", "more than a studious crib from a pattern book", and notes "the highly successful Eastern Tower". A house called "Brooklands" (1825), designed for himself survives nearby.
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in 1832-3 he replaced the body of the church with a white brick Gothic structure, leaving only the medieval tower standing.
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He was appointed District Surveyor of the southern division of the City in 1810, and was elected Surveyor to the
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in Basinghall Street (opened in 1843). For the Mercers' Company he built the Whittington Almshouses (1822) at
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he replaced the wooden tower and entrance with a stone one. In collaboration with A.B. Clayton he built the
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noted that the company had sufficient wealth to afford "a great many crockets". Smith built the
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A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 6: Friern Barnet, Finchley, Hornsey with Highgate
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The Royal Academy: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors from its Foundations in 1769 to 1904
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T F T Baker, C R Elrington (Editors), A P Baggs, Diane K Bolton, M A Hicks, R B Pugh (1980).
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in 1814, holding both appointments until his death. He also held the post of Surveyor to the
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guide describes as "a fanciful thin east spire", sometimes called "the Needle of Kent".
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of the early 19th century, with strong connections with central and south-east
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on the previous site of the almhouses, in College Hill in the City. At the
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Smith later built later another house for himself, called "Newlands", at
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estate was built in white brick with stone facings, and has what the
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Works in his native Hertfordshire include the Church of St. Peter,
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Housing estate centred on Pelton Road and Christchurch Way, east
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Monumental Classic Architecture in Great Britain and Ireland
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Richardson, Albert E.; Bryant, H. Stafford Jr. (2001).
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St Michael and All Angels, Blackheath Park (1828–9)
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He exhibited at the 253:Society of Antiquaries 85:Daniel Asher Alexander 64: 56: 593:Curiosities of London 233:style (1825) and the 155:His Gothic church of 121:, in a Gothic style; 75:. He was articled to 62: 54: 639:People from Aldenham 591:Timbs, John (1858). 378:Summerson 1962, p267 369:Summerson 1962, p265 351:Summerson 1962, p233 166:Buildings of England 514:Pevsner 1953, p.222 505:Pevsner 1953, p.169 420:has generic name ( 65: 57: 478:. 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Index

George Smith (disambiguation)
English
architect
surveyor
London


Aldenham
Hertfordshire
Robert Furze Brettingham
James Wyatt
Daniel Asher Alexander
Charles Beazley
City of London
Mercers' Company
Coopers' Company
St Paul's School
Gresham College
Highgate
John Summerson
Mercers' School
Royal Exchange
New Corn Exchange
Mark Lane
George Dance
Hornsey
St Michael and All Angels
Cator
Buildings of England
Ian Nairn

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