Crouch and Wilson explained

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.^[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

• Prahran Town Hall, Chapel Street, Prahran,1861^[3]
• Durham Street Methodist Church, Christchurch, 1864^[4]
• Victorian School for the Deaf, St Kilda Road, 1866-71^[2]
• Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, St Kilda Road, 1868
• Wesleyan Methodist Church, 209 Davey St, Hobart, 1870 ^[5]
• Chinese Mission Church, Little Bourke Street,1872^[6]
• Hawksburn Primary School, Malvern Road, Hawksburn, 1874^[7]
• Church Of The Immaculate Conception, Hawthorn, 1867.^[8]
• Colombo Street Methodist Church, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1877 (demolished)
• East Melbourne Synagogue, 1877^[3]
• Methodist Ladies' College, Hawthorn, 1882
• The Homeopathic Hospital (later Prince Henry's Hospital), St Kilda Road, (demolished),1882-4

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ralph Wilson. Dictionary of Australian Arts Online. 24 February 2010.
2. Web site: Victorian School for Deaf Children. National Trust of Australia - Victoria. 24 February 2010.
3. Web site: Buildings designed by Crouch & Wilson (architect). Walking Melbourne. 24 February 2011.
4. Web site: Church (Methodist) . The Register . New Zealand Historic Places Trust . 24 February 2011 .
5. News: CEREMONY OF LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A NEW WESLEYAN CHURCH.. 1870-07-22. Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954). 2018-09-12. 2.
6. Web site: Chinese Mission Church. vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200226014304/https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/4246 . 26 February 2020 . 2020-02-26.
7. Web site: PRIMARY SCHOOL NO. 1467. Victorian Heritage Database. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202182036/http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au:80/places/569 . 2 February 2016 .
8. Web site: Church Of The Immaculate Conception. National Trust of Australia - Victoria. 24 February 2010.