Alfred Barton Brady

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Alfred Barton Brady, architect and engineer

Alfred Barton Brady (1856-1932)was an engineer and architect in Queensland, Australia. He was one of Queensland's most important early engineers and was particularly known for his bridge design. He was the Queensland Colonial Architect and many of his buildings and structures are now heritage-listed.

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Early life

Alfred Barton Brady was born on 1 February 1856 in Manchester, England. He was educated in private schools. [1] [2] [3]

Architecture career

On 15 January 1872 at age 15, Brady commenced his training as a pupil of Charles William Green, an architect and civil engineer of Manchester and Liverpool. As Green was the official architect for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Brady gained experience working with their engineering and architecture department. From March 1879 to October 1884, Brady worked in London and other parts of England gaining experience with water supply, sewerage and drainage. [3]

Brady immigrated to Brisbane in December 1884 and was employed by the Queensland Public Service in January 1885 and served the state in various departments for 37 years. From 1885, he worked initially for the Queensland Railway Department from 1885 and then from 1889 with the Public Works Department. He was appointed Engineer for Bridges in 1889 and then as the Queensland Colonial Architect in 1892. He was appointed Under-Secretary for the Public Works in 1901. Although Brady designed many important and handsome public buildings, his forte was bridge design and he designed a number of notable bridges. [1] [2] [3]

Later life

Brady retired at the end of January 1922, being forced to do so by an age restriction within the Queensland Public Service (his 66th birthday was 1 February 1922). [3]

Brady died on 31 May 1932 in Sydney after a long illness. [2]

Significant works

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kennedy Bridge (entry 600367)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "OBITUARY". The Brisbane Courier . 1 June 1932. p. 18. Retrieved 14 November 2015 via National Library of Australia.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Mr. A. B. Brady". The Week . Brisbane. 13 January 1922. p. 14. Retrieved 14 November 2015 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Lamington Bridge (entry 600721)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. "Former Victoria Bridge Abutment (entry 600303)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. "Burnett Bridge (entry 600368)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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CC-BY-icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article incorporates text from "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014).