George Smith (architect)
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George Smith was an English architect and surveyor of the early 19th century, with strong connections with central and south-east London.
Working from Mercer's Hall, Cheapside in the City of London, his works included
- his own home, Brooklands in Brooklands Park, Blackheath (1825)
- the Cornhill Entrance to the Royal Exchange, London (1826)
- St Michael and All Angels church, Blackheath Park (1830 - its elegant, tall spire is sometimes dubbed the 'Needle of Kent')
- Greenwich railway station (1840)
- Gresham College, Gresham Street, London (1842)
- Blackheath railway station (1849)
- Housing estate centred on Pelton Road and Christchurch Way, east Greenwich, London
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