Crouch and Wilson

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.^[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

• Methodist Ladies' College
• Prahran Town Hall, 1861^[3]
• The Homeopathic Hospital (later Prince Henry's Hospital)
• Durham Street Methodist Church, Christchurch, 1864^[4]
• Victorian School for the Deaf, St Kilda Road, 1866-71^[2]
• Church Of The Immaculate Conception, Hawthorn, 1867.^[5]
• Colombo Street Methodist Church, Christchurch, 1877
• East Melbourne Synagogue, 1877^[3]
• Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, St Kilda Road

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  Prahran Town Hall

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  Durham Street Methodist Church

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  Colombo Street Methodist Church

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  East Melbourne Synagogue

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  Union Bank, Brisbane

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Ralph Wilson". Dictionary of Australian Arts Online. http://www.daao.org.au/main/read/6675. Retrieved 24 February 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Victorian School for Deaf Children". National Trust of Australia - Victoria. http://www.nattrust.com.au/trust_register/search_the_register/victorian_school_for_deaf_children. Retrieved 24 February 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Buildings designed by Crouch & Wilson (architect)". Walking Melbourne. http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/search.html?architects=Crouch+%26+Wilson. Retrieved 24 February 2011. 
4. ^ "Church (Methodist)". The Register. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. http://www.mmsi.org.nz/church-history.html. Retrieved 24 February 2011. 
5. ^ "Church Of The Immaculate Conception". National Trust of Australia - Victoria. http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/search/nattrust_result_detail/64747. Retrieved 24 February 2010.