Crouch and Wilson was an architectural practice based in Melbourne, Australia in the late nineteenth century. The partnership, between Tasmanian-born Thomas Crouch and recently arrived Londoner Ralph Wilson, commenced in 1857 in Elizabeth Street.[1] The firm designed numerous prominent Melbourne buildings including many Presbyterian and Wesleyan churches.[2] After the deaths of the partners in the late 1880s, their sons continued on with the business until its closure in 1916.[1]
Selected works
edit- Prahran Town Hall, Chapel Street, Prahran,1861[3]
- Durham Street Methodist Church, Christchurch, 1864[4]
- Victorian School for the Deaf, St Kilda Road, 1866-71[2]
- Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, St Kilda Road, 1868
- Wesleyan Methodist Church, 209 Davey St, Hobart, 1870 [5]
- Chinese Mission Church, Little Bourke Street,1872[6]
- Hawksburn Primary School, Malvern Road, Hawksburn, 1874[7]
- Church Of The Immaculate Conception, Hawthorn, 1867.[8]
- Colombo Street Methodist Church, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1877 (demolished)
- East Melbourne Synagogue, 1877[3]
- Methodist Ladies' College, Hawthorn, 1882
- The Homeopathic Hospital (later Prince Henry's Hospital), St Kilda Road, (demolished),1882-4
Gallery
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Prahran Town Hall -
Durham Street Methodist Church -
Colombo Street Methodist Church -
East Melbourne Synagogue -
Union Bank, Brisbane
References
edit- ^ a b "Ralph Wilson". Dictionary of Australian Arts Online. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Victorian School for Deaf Children". National Trust of Australia - Victoria. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Buildings designed by Crouch & Wilson (architect)". Walking Melbourne. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ "Church (Methodist)". The Register. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 24 February 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "CEREMONY OF LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A NEW WESLEYAN CHURCH". Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954). 22 July 1870. p. 2. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Chinese Mission Church". vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "PRIMARY SCHOOL NO. 1467". Victorian Heritage Database. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Church Of The Immaculate Conception". National Trust of Australia - Victoria. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
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