Edwin Morton (Ted) Hockings (1870–1942) was an architect in

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, Australia. A number of his buildings are now heritage listed.

Early life

Edwin Morton Hockings was born in 1870, the son of

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(one of the early mayors of Brisbane) and his wife Elizabeth (née Bailey). Edwin Hockings was educated at

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Architectural career

Hockings became the articled pupil of architect

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. In 1890 Hockings won a design competition for the

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. Though Gailey's firm took over the final design work, Hockings departed to Rockhampton as the firm's clerk of works. In 1895 he was elected an Associate of the

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, and thereafter commenced his own practice in Rockhampton from where he made his design mark throughout

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. In addition to his responsibility for the main school building of the Rockhampton Girls Grammar School, Hockings was architect for the two major additions to it undertaken in 1897 and 1899, as well as a long serving member of the Board of Trustees (1908–1926), serving as Board Chairman in 1911 and from 1917–19. Hockings enlisted and served during the

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, where he commanded Squadron of the Third Queensland Contingent and was wounded. He and re-enlisted and served during the

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. Hockings formed a partnership with

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from 1898 until 1904 (

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, Architects and Building Surveyors). From 1913 to 1916, he accepted

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as his articled pupil. She would become the first female architect to be admitted to the

and also the first in

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. He formed another partnership with Leslie Tarween Palmer from 1916 until 1938 (

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). From 1939 to 1940, Hockings went on to form a final partnership with his son, Thomas Hocking (E.M. and T. Hockings/Hockings and Son). Edwin Morton Hockings survived to see the completion of his last major work,

Rockhampton Town Hall Rockhampton Town Hall is a heritage-listed town hall at 232 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton City, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Hockings & Palmer and built from 1939 to 1941 by John Hutchinson of J. H ...

Later life

On 21 December 1942 Hockings died in Rockhampton, Queensland. He was cremated at the

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in Brisbane on 22 December 1942.

Significant works

(1890) * St Peter's Church of England, Barcaldine (1898–99) *

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, Rockhampton (1914) *

(1939–41)

References

Attribution

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hockings, Edwin Morton Architects from Rockhampton 1870 births 1942 deaths Articles incorporating text from the Queensland Heritage Register