Gilbert Robert Beveridge (1903—1958) was an architect in

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, Australia. Some of his works are now heritage-listed.

Early life

Gilbert Robert Beveridge was born in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

on 28 February 1903, the son of Robert Leake Beveridge and his wife Eliza Ann (née Brown). He studied at the

Brisbane Central Technical College Brisbane Central Technical College is a heritage-listed technical college at 2 George Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1911 to 1956. It became the Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT) in 1 ...

and was indentured to Brisbane architect

Lange Powell Lange Leopold Powell (1886–1938) was a noted architect who designed many important buildings in Brisbane and the state of Queensland. He started practice in 1909; his major works included St Martin's War Memorial Hospital (opened 1922) and th ...

. Beveridge received his Diploma of Architecture from the Architectural Association in London and was awarded the Archibald Dawnay scholarship in 1927.

Career

Beveridge had a practice at Ascot from 1931–35 after which time he was employed first as an Assistant Architect then in 1938 as an Architect by the Queensland Works Department Architectural Branch. Beveridge's work in private practice included residential and small commercial projects. Beveridge also prepared the plans for the brick Bulimba State School building which was one of many substantial two and three storey schools built during this time, providing tangible proof of the Government's commitment to remedy the unemployment situation.

Later life

Gilbert Beveridge died on 21 July 1958 in Brisbane.

Works

His works include: * Bulimba State School *

Maryborough Government Offices Building Maryborough Government Offices Building is a heritage-listed office building at 123 Wharf Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Gilbert Robert Beveridge and Raymond Clare Nowland and built in 1940 ...

References

Attribution

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beveridge, Gilbert Robert Articles incorporating text from the Queensland Heritage Register 1903 births 1958 deaths 20th-century Australian architects