Crouch and Wilson
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Crouch and Wilson was an architectural practice based in Melbourne
, Australia
in the late nineneenth century. The partnership, between Tasmanian
-born Thomas Crouch and recently-arrived Londoner
Ralph Wilson, commenced in 1857 in Elizabeth Street
.
The firm designed numerous prominent Melbourne buildings including many Presbyterian and Wesleyan churches.
After the deaths of the partners in the late 1880s, their sons continued on with the business until its closure in 1916.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the late nineneenth century. The partnership, between Tasmanian
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
-born Thomas Crouch and recently-arrived Londoner
London
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Ralph Wilson, commenced in 1857 in Elizabeth Street
Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Elizabeth Street is one of the main north-south streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837.- Geography :...
.
The firm designed numerous prominent Melbourne buildings including many Presbyterian and Wesleyan churches.
After the deaths of the partners in the late 1880s, their sons continued on with the business until its closure in 1916.
Selected works
- Methodist Ladies' CollegeMethodist Ladies' College, MelbourneMethodist Ladies' College is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
- Prahran Town HallPrahran Town HallPrahran Town Hall is a civic building located on the corner of Chapel Street and Greville Street in Prahran, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia....
, 1861 - The Homeopathic Hospital (later Prince Henry's Hospital)
- Durham Street Methodist ChurchDurham Street Methodist ChurchThe Durham Street Methodist Church in Christchurch was the earliest stone church constructed in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It is registered as a "Historic Place – Category I" by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust....
, ChristchurchChristchurchChristchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, 1864 - Victorian School for the Deaf, St Kilda Road, 1866-71
- Church Of The Immaculate Conception, HawthornHawthorn, VictoriaHawthorn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara...
, 1867. - Colombo Street Methodist ChurchSydenham Heritage ChurchSydenham Heritage Church, originally known as the Colombo Street Methodist Church or Colombo Street Wesleyan Church or Colombo Road Wesleyan Church was a heritage-listed stone church building located in Sydenham, an inner suburb Christchurch, New Zealand...
, Christchurch, 1877 - East Melbourne SynagogueEast Melbourne Hebrew CongregationThe East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation , also known as East Melbourne Shule, East Melbourne Synagogue, Melbourne City Synagogue or City of Melbourne Synagogue is a historically significant Jewish congregation in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
, 1877 - Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, St Kilda Road