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Gwyn's London and Westminster

By J. H. M. (Bath)

A reference to Mr. Croker's *Boswell* (last edit. 1847, p. 181.) may best satisfy ยง N. "Gwyn," says Mr. Croker, "proposed the *principle*, and in many instances the *details*, of the most important improvements which have been made in the metropolis in our day." Was this copied into the *Literary Gazette*? Mr. Sydney Smirke speaks favourably of Gwyn's favourite project, "the formation of a permanent Board or Commission for superintending and controlling the architectural embellishments of London." (*Suggestions*, &c., 8vo. 1834, p. 23.)

Topics: Architectural Improvements, Urban Planning

Locations: London, Westminster