List of Bath City Architects

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The prominent post of Bath City Architect was bestowed by the Corporation of Bath, England, on an architect who would be repeatedly chosen for civic projects. It is a form of council architect.

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  1. Historic England (15 October 2010). "THOMAS WARR ATTWOOD TOMB IN CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS CHURCHYARD (1394661)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 April 2016. "Tomb of Thomas Warr Attwood (d.1775). By Thomas Baldwin. ... Attwood was a prosperous plumber and glazier, who served as architect to the Corporation: he was accidentally killed while surveying the old market. The tomb is designed by his clerk, Thomas Baldwin, who became one of the key architects of late C18 Bath. No 301 on the churchyard plan."
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