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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. 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

• Prahran Town Hall, Chapel Street, Prahran,1861
• Durham Street Methodist Church, Christchurch, 1864
• Victorian School for the Deaf, St Kilda Road, 1866-71
• Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, St Kilda Road, 1868
• Wesleyan Methodist Church, 209 Davey St, Hobart, 1870
• Chinese Mission Church, Little Bourke Street,1872
• Hawksburn Primary School, Malvern Road, Hawksburn, 1874
• Church Of The Immaculate Conception, Hawthorn, 1867.
• Colombo Street Methodist Church, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1877 (demolished)
• East Melbourne Synagogue, 1877
• Methodist Ladies' College, Hawthorn, 1882
• The Homeopathic Hospital (later Prince Henry's Hospital), St Kilda Road, (demolished),1882-4

Gallery

• Prahran Town Hall
• College for the Blind
• College for the Deaf
• Chinese Mission Church
• Durham Street Methodist Church
• Colombo Street Methodist Church
• East Melbourne Synagogue
• 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. "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.
8. "Church Of The Immaculate Conception". National Trust of Australia - Victoria. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

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