Alexander Brown Wilson (5 June 1857, in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland – 5 May 1938, in
Kangaroo Point,
Queensland
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, Australia) was an architect in
Queensland
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, Australia. A number of his works are listed on the
Queensland Heritage Register
The Queensland Heritage Register is a heritage register, a statutory list of places in Queensland, Australia that are protected by Queensland legislation, the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. It is maintained by the Queensland Heritage Council. A ...
.
Life
Alexander Wilson was the fourth son of George Wilson, a silk merchant, and Margaret Watson. The family lived at 168 St. Georges Road, Glasgow in 1861.
They migrated to the Colony of Queensland (Australia), arriving in July 1864 aboard the ''
Lady Bowen''. He began attending the Normal School.
Wilson began work with the Department of Public Works in 1875 and joined the architect F D G Stanley as principal draughtsman in 1882. From 1878, as a draughtsman to Colonel
Peter H. Scratchley, Commissioner of Defences for the Australian colonies, Wilson prepared drawings for the
Lytton Battery, of which Stanley was architect. Wilson won a competition for the design of the western façade of St Stephens Cathedral, Sydney and then travelled to Britain where he was admitted as an associate of the
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three supp ...
. Back in Brisbane in 1884 he established his own practice. Wilson was successful in several competitions for ecclesiastical commissions, including the Wesleyan Church, West End (1884-85) and a belfry for
St Stephen's Cathedral (1887).
Wilson married Ellen Martin, daughter of auctioneer and agent, Thomas Martin, on 3 September 1885 at Brisbane, Queensland. They had three sons and a daughter.
In the 1920s, Alexander Wilson was in partnership with his architect son
Ronald Martin Wilson
Ronald Martin Wilson (1886–1967) was an architect and engineer in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. A number of his works are heritage-listed.
Early life
Ronald Martin Wilson was born 14 July 1886 in Yeronga in Brisbane, the son of architect ...
, who would later be in partnership with his architect son
Blair, who would in turn partner with his son
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilt ...
, an architectural practice spanning 130 years (as of 2014, known as
Wilson Architects
Wilson Architects is one of Australia's the oldest architectural practices in Australia. The firm specialises in the design of educational and laboratory spaces and facilities.
History
Wilson Architects was founded in 1884 by Alexander Brown Wi ...
).
Works
His works include:
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Plough Inn (1885)
*
Mowbraytown Presbyterian Church
The Mowbraytown Presbyterian Church is a heritage-listed church precinct at 22-28 Mowbray Terrace, East Brisbane, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by architect Alexander Brown Wilson and built from 1885 to . It is also ...
(1885)
*
Kinauld at
Highgate Hill (1888)
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Leckhampton
Leckhampton is a Gloucestershire village and a district in south Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The area is in the civil parish of Leckhampton with Warden Hill and is part of the district of Cheltenham. The population of the civil pari ...
at
Kangaroo Point (1889)
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Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps h ...
(later Barrogill) at
Yeronga
Yeronga is a southern riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yeronga had a population of 6,535 people.
Geography
The suburb is bounded to the west and north by the Brisbane River and to the south-east by ...
(1889)
*
Ann Street Presbyterian Church (alterations and extensions) (1897)
See also
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:Alexander Brown Wilson buildings
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Alexander Brown
Architects from Queensland
1857 births
1938 deaths
Associates of the Royal Institute of British Architects