Colonial Architect Francis Drummond Greville Stanley

Francis Drummond Greville Stanley (1839—1897) was an architect in

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, Australia. He was the

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. Many of his designs are now

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buildings.

Early life

Stanley was born in

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, Scotland, on 1 January 1839, the son of actor and painter Montague Talbot Stanley and his wife Mary Susan (née Eyre). Stanley studied and practised architecture in Edinburgh, prior to emigrating to Brisbane in 1861–2. There, he joined the Lands Department in 1863 and became the chief clerk of works, under the Colonial Architect

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. On 27 April 1865, he married Margaret Bennet at

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. His younger brother,

Henry Charles Stanley Henry Charles Stanley (1840–1921) was the chief engineer of the railways in Queensland, Australia. Early life Henry Charles Stanley was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1840, the son of Montague Talbot Stanley and his wife Mary née Eyre. His b ...

, was also an early immigrant to Queensland, becoming the Chief Engineer of the Queensland railways. His niece, Gwendolyn Stanley was an artist.

Career

Stanley was himself appointed to the post of Queensland Colonial Architect in July 1873. He held the post until 1881.

Works

* 1872:

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* 1873:

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, Brisbane * 1874: the first

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, near

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* 1877:

Maryborough Courthouse Maryborough Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse at 170 Richmond Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built in 1877 by John Thomas Annear for the Queens ...

* 1879:

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, Brisbane * 1879:

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(former),

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* 1880:

Toowoomba Post Office Toowoomba Post Office is a heritage-listed former post office at 136 Margaret Street, Toowoomba City, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built from 1878 to 1908 by John ...

* 1882:

Australian Joint Stock Bank Building, Maryborough Australian Joint Stock Bank Building is a heritage-listed former bank and now museum at 331 Kent Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built in 1882 by French ...

*1882:

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* 1883: the rectory of

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, Brisbane * 1884: Union Bank of Australia (now

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*1884: first Lennons Hotel in Brisbane * 1888:

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(former),

* 1889:

Tighnabruaich, Indooroopilly Tighnabruaich is a heritage-listed villa at 203 Clarence Road, Indooroopilly, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built around 1889. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register ...

, a residence built for his brother, Henry. * 1893: St Ann's Industrial School, now part of

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, Brisbane

Later years

Stanley 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

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, in November 1894. In August 1896, Stanley took up government employment again as an Inspector of Works. Stanley died of

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on Friday 28 May 1897, at his home ''Ardencraig'' in Church Street - later Jephson Street - in the

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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. He was buried in

Toowong Cemetery Toowong Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on the corner of Frederick Street and Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875. It is Queensland's largest cemet ...

. His widow Margaret died on 14 September 1921 at ''Witherslack'', Chelmer and was buried in the Anglican Cemetery of St. Matthews, in neighbouring

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