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   Gibbs, James

   /ɡɪbz/

   • 1. (1682–1754), Scottish architect. He developed Wren's ideas for London's city churches, notably at St Martin's-in-the-Fields (1722–6); his best-known secular building is the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford (completed 1737–48), which he developed from earlier designs by Hawksmoor.

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