Alfred Warden
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Colonel
Alfred William Warden VD
(1868 – 6 September 1955) was a prominent Australian soldier
, military engineer
and architect
.
and was educated at Newington College
, Sydney
, (1884–1887). In his final year of school he was in the first teams in Rugby union
, cricket
and rifle-shooting
. He was one of ten brothers and cousins from the South Coast of New South Wales to attend Newington over two decades.
to the architectural firm of G A Morrell & W E Kemp. For the next five years he studied part-time at Sydney Technical College
and attended architecture lectures in the engineering faculty of the University of Sydney
. In 1893 he toured the world before commencing practice as an architect in 1895.
and retired in June 1922 after 28 years service. On the outbreak of war in 1914 he was mobilised as Staff-Officer of Engineers and served until the end of 1919.
In 1923, Warden was appointed a member of the Newington College Council and served until 1948. During this period of 25 years he was actively involved in the development of the College's buildings and grounds.
In 1933 an Old Newingtonian garzier and author, William Glasson, donated two thousand pounds for the erection of a grandstand between the College ovals. The Glasson Pavilion
was designed by Arthur Anderson
and Warden and had seating on the southern side for three hundred and fifty-six people and for half that on the northern side. It was planned so that the pavilion, which was in an overblown Federation Bungalow
style could be extended to the east, although this didn't eventuate. The building also included dressing rooms, tea-rooms and a ladies' retiring room.
The Stanmore road boundary of Newington is distinguished by a rusticated stone and wrought iron fence and two sets of entrance gates that were designed by Warden and are now heritage listed. In 1936 the Millner gates were opened after a benefaction by Colonel
Thomas Millner
MC
VD
in memory of his father, an Old Boy of Prince Alfred College
, Adelaide
. In 1938 the second set set of gates where opened and named in honour of Frank E Dixon who left a substantial bequest to the College in 1929. Dixon's estate also left five hundred pounds to the University of Sydney
, who award an annual chemistry scholardsip in his name.
During 1937 Philip Le Couteur
pushed ahead with the foundation of a new and separate building for Newington's preparatory school students. This building, designed by Warden and known as Wyvern House
, was finished in 1938. Inter-War Stripped Classical
in appearance, the building had well-lit classrooms for one hundred and fifty boys, and two large dormitories with open-air sleep-outs for fifty boarders. In 1998, Wyvern house moved to a separate campus and the original building has been converted to a library
and cafeteria
and renamed the Le Couteur Wing.
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Alfred William Warden VD
Volunteer Decoration
The Volunteer Officers' Decoration was created by Royal Warrant under command of Queen Victoria on 25 July 1892 to reward 'efficient and capable' officers of the Volunteer Force who had served for twenty years...
(1868 – 6 September 1955) was a prominent Australian soldier
Australian Army
The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...
, military engineer
Military engineer
In military science, engineering refers to the practice of designing, building, maintaining and dismantling military works, including offensive, defensive and logistical structures, to shape the physical operating environment in war...
and architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
.
Early life
Warden was born at Ulladulla, New South WalesUlladulla, New South Wales
Ulladulla is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven local government area. It is on the Princes Highway, about half way between the larger towns of Batemans Bay to the south and Nowra to the north and approximately 179 km south of Sydney...
and was educated at Newington College
Newington College
Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, (1884–1887). In his final year of school he was in the first teams in Rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and rifle-shooting
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
. He was one of ten brothers and cousins from the South Coast of New South Wales to attend Newington over two decades.
Architectural career
On leaving Newington, Warden was articledArticled clerk
An articled clerk, also known as an articling student, is an apprentice in a professional firm in Commonwealth countries. Generally the term arises in the accountancy profession and in the legal profession. The articled clerk signs a contract, known as "articles of clerkship", committing to a...
to the architectural firm of G A Morrell & W E Kemp. For the next five years he studied part-time at Sydney Technical College
Sydney Technical College
The Sydney Technical College was a name used by Australia's oldest technical education institution.It began as the Sydney Mechanics' Institute in 1843...
and attended architecture lectures in the engineering faculty of the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. In 1893 he toured the world before commencing practice as an architect in 1895.
Military career
In 1894, Warden joined the Field Companies NSW Engineers as a second LieutenantSecond Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
and retired in June 1922 after 28 years service. On the outbreak of war in 1914 he was mobilised as Staff-Officer of Engineers and served until the end of 1919.
Newington College
In 1933 an Old Newingtonian garzier and author, William Glasson, donated two thousand pounds for the erection of a grandstand between the College ovals. The Glasson Pavilion
Pavilion (structure)
In architecture a pavilion has two main meanings.-Free-standing structure:Pavilion may refer to a free-standing structure sited a short distance from a main residence, whose architecture makes it an object of pleasure. Large or small, there is usually a connection with relaxation and pleasure in...
was designed by Arthur Anderson
Arthur Anderson
Arthur Anderson may refer to:*Arthur Anderson , Scottish businessman and co-founder of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company *Arthur E. Andersen , founder of Chicago-based accounting firm...
and Warden and had seating on the southern side for three hundred and fifty-six people and for half that on the northern side. It was planned so that the pavilion, which was in an overblown Federation Bungalow
Australian architectural styles
Australian architectural styles, like the revivalist trends which dominated Europe for centuries, have been primarily derivative.-Background:...
style could be extended to the east, although this didn't eventuate. The building also included dressing rooms, tea-rooms and a ladies' retiring room.
The Stanmore road boundary of Newington is distinguished by a rusticated stone and wrought iron fence and two sets of entrance gates that were designed by Warden and are now heritage listed. In 1936 the Millner gates were opened after a benefaction by Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Thomas Millner
Thomas Millner
Colonel Thomas George Millner MC VD was a Colonel in the Australian Army serving in WWII. Col. Millner married Mary Pattinson, daughter of businessman Lewy Pattinson, founder of Washington H. Soul PattinsonIn 1947 Col...
MC
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
VD
Volunteer Decoration
The Volunteer Officers' Decoration was created by Royal Warrant under command of Queen Victoria on 25 July 1892 to reward 'efficient and capable' officers of the Volunteer Force who had served for twenty years...
in memory of his father, an Old Boy of Prince Alfred College
Prince Alfred College
Prince Alfred College is an independent, day and boarding school for boys, located on Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town, near the centre of Adelaide, South Australia...
, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
. In 1938 the second set set of gates where opened and named in honour of Frank E Dixon who left a substantial bequest to the College in 1929. Dixon's estate also left five hundred pounds to the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, who award an annual chemistry scholardsip in his name.
During 1937 Philip Le Couteur
Philip Le Couteur
Philip Ridgeway Le Couteur was an Australian academic, philosopher and headmaster.-Early life:Le Couteur was born at Kyneton, Victoria, the only son of George, a pharmaceutical chemist, and his wife Fanny. Both parents were Methodist and Australian born...
pushed ahead with the foundation of a new and separate building for Newington's preparatory school students. This building, designed by Warden and known as Wyvern House
Wyvern House
Wyvern House, is one of the two single-sex, preparatory day schools for boys of Newington College and is located at 115 Cambridge Street Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia....
, was finished in 1938. Inter-War Stripped Classical
Australian non-residential architectural styles
Australian non-residential architectural styles are a set of Australian architectural styles that apply to buildings used for purposes other than residence and have been around only since the first colonial government buildings of early European settlement of Australia in 1788.Their distribution...
in appearance, the building had well-lit classrooms for one hundred and fifty boys, and two large dormitories with open-air sleep-outs for fifty boarders. In 1998, Wyvern house moved to a separate campus and the original building has been converted to a library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
and cafeteria
Cafeteria
A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...
and renamed the Le Couteur Wing.