Person
Webb, Charles (1821 - 1898)
- Born
- 26 November 1821
Sudbury, Suffolk, England - Died
- 23 January 1898
Brighton, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Architect
Summary
Charles Webb (1821-1898) was one of Victoria's leading architects during the 1800s. Together with his brother James, he designed a number of churches, many warehouses and private homes. In 1854 James returned to England so Charles went into business with Thomas Taylor and over the next four years they designed more significant landmark buildings including the Melbourne Church of England Grammar School (now Melbourne Grammar). From 1858 Webb ran a solo practice designing Wesley College, Royal Arcade, the Windsor Hotel and many other significant buildings. Charles Webb was a founding member of the Victorian Institute of Architects.
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Chronology
- 1847
- Career position - Secretary, London Architectural Students' Society
- 1849
- Life event - Migrated to Australia (Melbourne)
- 1849 - 1854
- Career position - Architect and Surveyor practice established with his brother James
- 1850
- Career position - Commenced the design and construction of St Paul's Church (now the site of St Paul's Cathedral) on the corner of Swanston and Flinders Streets
- 1854 - 1858
- Career position - Architect partnership with Thomas Taylor
- 1855
- Career position - Commissioned to design the Melbourne Church of England Grammar School
- 1856 -
- Career position - Founding member of the Victorian Institute of Architects
- 1858 - 1888
- Career position - Solo architect practice
- 1860
- Career position - Joined the Brighton Volunteer Rifle Corps
- 1864
- Career position - Designed Wesley College, Melbourne
- 1869
- Career position - Designed the Alfred Hospital (Prahran) and the Royal Arcade in Swanston St, Melbourne
- 1875
- Career position - Co-founder of the Boating Club (now the Royal Brighton Yacht Club)
- 1878
- Career position - Designed the South Melbourne Town Hall and the Melbourne Orphan Asylum
- 1882 - 1883
- Career position - President, Victorian Institute of Architects
- 1884
- Career position - Designed the Grand Hotel in Spring Street (now the Windsor Hotel)
- c. 1889 -
- Career position - Set up a practice with two of his sons
Published resources
Book Sections
- Bridges-Webb, Charles, 'Webb, Charles (1821-98) Architect' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z, Bede Nairn, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), pp. 370-371. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060399b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5083406. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/96597392. Details
- 'Webb, Charles (18211126-18980123)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463190. Details
Resource Sections
- Sellers, Travis M., 'Charles Webb (1821-98) Architect', in Brighton General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia web site, Brighton General Cemetery, 2004. https://brightoncemetery.com/charles-webb-1821-98/. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 27 January 2011
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