Willoughby Powell

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Willoughby Powell
Born
England
Occupationarchitect
Years active18751900
Employer Richard Gailey (18721874, 18851893)
Notable work

Willoughby Powell was an architect in Queensland, Australia. Some of his works are now heritage-listed.

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Early life

Willoughby Powell was born in England. [1]

Architectural career

Powell trained as an architect in Cheltenham, England. [2] [3] In 1872 he emigrated to Australia with his brother and worked for Richard Gailey in Brisbane before joining the Queensland Works Department in 1874. After winning a design competition for the Toowoomba Grammar School he set up a practice there between 1875 and 1877. After travelling to England in 1878 he worked again for Gailey before moving to Maryborough to supervise his own work between 1882 and 1885. He then returned to Gailey in Brisbane until 1893 when the financial crash saw the bottom drop out of the building trade. His own design work seems to have largely been for churches, public buildings and large houses. [1]

Significant works

Buildings designed by Powell include:

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References

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  2. "Maryborough Cemetery | Environment, land and water". environment.ehp.qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. Donald Watson and Judith Mackay, Queensland Architects of the 19th Century: A Biographical Dictionary, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Qld, 1994, p.146-148
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  5. "Gabbinbar (entry 600840)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  6. "Wesley Uniting Church (entry 601695)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  7. "Baddow House (entry 600690)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  8. "Maryborough Cemetery". environment.ehp.qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  9. "QHR building name (entry placeRef)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  10. "Toowoomba City Hall (entry 600865)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

Attribution

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).