Crouch and Wilson

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

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

Prahran Town Hall
Durham Street Methodist Church
Colombo Street Methodist Church
East Melbourne Synagogue
Union Bank, Brisbane

References

^ 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.

[daao-1] "Ralph Wilson". Dictionary of Australian Arts Online. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[trust-2] "Victorian School for Deaf Children". National Trust of Australia - Victoria. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[walking_melbourne-3] "Buildings designed by Crouch & Wilson (architect)". Walking Melbourne. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

[register-4] "Church (Methodist)". The Register. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 24 February 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "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.

[6] "Chinese Mission Church". vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

[7] "PRIMARY SCHOOL NO. 1467". Victorian Heritage Database. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016.

[immaculate-8] "Church Of The Immaculate Conception". National Trust of Australia - Victoria. Retrieved 24 February 2010.