Design for a "Bridge of Magnificence" between Somerset House and Lambeth designed by Sandby in 1770. See RIBAJ May 1980
Bridge of Magnificence
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Thomas Sandby
Thomas Sandby (1721 – 25 June 1798) was an English cartographer who later became an architect and teacher. Along with his younger brother Paul, he became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and was its first professor of architecture.
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