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. "Ralph Wilson". Dictionary of Australian Arts Online. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
2. "Victorian School for Deaf Children". National Trust of Australia - Victoria. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
3. "Buildings designed by Crouch & Wilson (architect)". Walking Melbourne. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
4. "Church (Methodist)". The Register. New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
5. "Church Of The Immaculate Conception". National Trust of Australia - Victoria. Retrieved 24 February 2010.