Francis Drummond Greville Stanley (1839–1897) was an architect in Queensland, Australia. He was the Queensland Colonial Architect. Many of his designs are now heritage-listed buildings.
Early life
editStanley was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 1 January 1839, the son of actor and painter Montague Talbot Stanley and his wife Mary Susan (née Eyre).[1][2]
Stanley studied and practised architecture in Edinburgh, prior to emigrating to Brisbane in 1861–62. There, he joined the Lands Department in 1863 and became the chief clerk of works, under the Colonial Architect Charles Tiffin.[3]
On 27 April 1865, he married Margaret Bennet at Toowoomba.[4]
His younger brother, Henry Charles Stanley, was also an early immigrant to Queensland, becoming the Chief Engineer of the Queensland railways. His niece, Gwendolyn Stanley was an artist.
Career
editStanley was himself appointed to the post of Queensland Colonial Architect in July 1873.[5] He held the post until 1881.[6]
Works
edit- 1872: General Post Office, Brisbane
- 1873: Roma Street railway station, Brisbane[7]
- 1874: the first Cape Capricorn Light, near Rockhampton[8]
- 1877: Maryborough Courthouse[9]
- 1879: Supreme Court of Queensland, Brisbane
- 1879: Queensland National Bank (former), Townsville[10]
- 1880: Toowoomba Post Office[11]
- 1882: Australian Joint Stock Bank Building, Maryborough[12]
- 1882: Queensland Club
- 1883: the rectory of Christ Church, Milton, Brisbane[13]
- 1884: Union Bank of Australia (now Perc Tucker Regional Gallery), Townsville[14]
- 1884: first Lennons Hotel in Brisbane
- 1888: Australian Joint Stock Bank Building (former), Townsville[15]
- 1889: Tighnabruaich, Indooroopilly, a residence built for his brother, Henry.[3][16]
- 1893: St Ann's Industrial School, now part of All Hallows' School, Brisbane[17]
Later years
editStanley was interested in astronomy and built an observatory at his home. It was equipped with a powerful telescope, housed under a retractable roof. He used this to observe the transit of Mercury, in November 1894.[18]
In August 1896, Stanley took up government employment again as an Inspector of Works.[1]
Stanley died of tuberculosis[19] on Friday 28 May 1897, at his home Ardencraig in Church Street - later Jephson Street - in the Toowong district of Brisbane. With classic symptoms of extrapulmonary TB, he had caught a chill three weeks previously, which developed into a paralysis of his lower body.[1] He was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[20]
His widow Margaret died on 14 September 1921 at Witherslack, Chelmer and was buried in the Anglican Cemetery of St. Matthews, in neighbouring Sherwood.[21][22]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Brisbane News". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 29 May 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Francis Drummond Greville Stanley". Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ a b Blogger user: the foto fanatic. "Tighnabruaich, Indooroopilly". Your Brisbane: Past and Present. Blogger. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 2 May 1865. p. 2. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS". The Queenslander. National Library of Australia. 12 July 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ Beddoe, Joan. "Government Architects - Queensland". Pillars of a Nation. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Roma Street Railway Station (entry 601208)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Cape Capricorn Lightstation (entry 601723)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Maryborough Court House (entry 600714)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Queensland National Bank (former) (entry 600905)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Toowoomba Post Office (former) (entry 600847)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Australian Joint Stock Bank (former) (entry 600693)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Christ Church (entry 600252)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Perc Tucker Regional Gallery (entry 600912)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Australian Joint Stock Bank (former) (entry 600895)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Tighnabruaich (entry 600229)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "All Hallows Convent and School (entry 600200)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Scientific and Useful". The Queenslander. National Library of Australia. 17 November 1894. p. 934. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Colonial Architect Francis Drummond Greville Stanley". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Stanley, Francis Drummond Greville". Grave Location Search. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 16 September 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Margaret Stanley, 4 Sep 1921, Sherwood (Anglican) Cemetery, Brisbane". Retrieved 13 March 2014.
External links
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