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Claude William Chambers (1861–1947) was a prominent architect in Brisbane , Queensland and Sydney , New South Wales in Australia. Many of his works are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register .[1]
Early life [ edit ]
Claude William Chambers was born in Melbourne in 1861, the son of William Laws Chambers and his wife Emma.[2]
On 12 January 1887, he married Evelina (Lena) Cowan (the adopted step-daughter of Robert Dalrymple) at the Presbyterian Church in Glebe in Sydney.[3]
Architectural career [ edit ]
From 1877 to 1881, Williams trained in Melbourne under civil engineer Albert Purchas while studying at the Prahran Technical College .[2] Sydney for architects Blackman and Parks. In 1885, he moved to Brisbane and worked for Francis Drummond Greville Stanley until 1889.[1] [2]
He was one of the founding members and first secretary of the Queensland Institute of Architects .[4]
His several partnerships between 1889 and 1935 produced designs for both Brisbane and Sydney including commercial buildings, warehouses and wharf buildings.[1]
From 1889 to 1892, he was the junior partner in McCredie Brothers and Chambers.[2]
From 1892 to 1910, he operated a solo practice as an architect and consulting engineer.[2]
Lange Leopold Powell joined Chambers in a partnership Chambers and Powell from 1911 to 1920.[1]
From 1920, Chambers partnered with Eric Marshall Ford (the office manager from Chamber and Powell) in the architectural firm, Chambers and Ford. The partnership lasted until 1951, although Chambers was largely not involved after 1935.[5]
In 1929, he was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects .[6]
From 1931 to 1934, Chambers was part of a Sydney-based partnership with B. W. Hutton known as Chambers and Hutton.[2]
Later life [ edit ]
Chambers retired in 1935 and moved to Sydney. He died on 13 July 1947 in Sydney.[2] North Ryde .[7]
Significant works [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e f g Job, William J (2002), The building of Brisbane : 1828-1940 , University of Queensland Press ; Portland, Or. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by International Specialized Book Service, ISBN 978-0-7022-3266-4
^ "Family Notices" . The Brisbane Courier 4 . Retrieved 5 August 2015 .
^ "The Brisbane Courier" . The Brisbane Courier 4 . Retrieved 5 August 2015 .
^ "Holy Trinity Anglican Church (entry 601875)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Retrieved 1 August 2014 .
^ "BUILDING AND ENGINEERING" . The Sunday Times 5 . Retrieved 5 August 2015 .
^ "Family Notices" . The Sydney Morning Herald 16 . Retrieved 5 August 2015 .
^ "Whepstead (entry 600776)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Retrieved 1 August 2014 .
^ "Smellie's Building (entry 600097)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Retrieved 1 August 2014 .
^ a b "United Service Club Premises (entry 601776)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Retrieved 1 August 2014 .
^ "Telecommunications House (former) (entry 600110)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Retrieved 1 August 2014 .
^ "Former RS Exton and Co Building (Part) (entry 601142)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Retrieved 1 August 2014 .
Attribution [ edit ]
"The Queensland heritage register" State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014).
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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