Charles Tiffin (1833–1873) was an English architect, who spent most of his career in

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, Australia where he held the post of

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Early life

He was born in

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, England where he studied under local architects M. Thompson and John Edward Watson.Pillars of a Nation
accessed 28 September 2010. In 1855 he immigrated to

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. Shortly after, he became a partner in the architectural practice of Tiffin & Davidson in

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, together with William Montgomerie Davenport Davidson (who was later the Queensland Surveyor-General). Their works included: * Congregational Church, Davey Street, Hobart On 1 January 1857, he married Mary Ann Haig, second daughter of Captain Andrew Haig, at St George's Church in Hobart.

Queensland Architecture

In May 1857 Charles Tiffin became the

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in the

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District. In December 1859, Tiffin became Colonial Architect for the colony of

, Australia. He designed and supervised the construction of over 300 Queensland buildings including: *

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(1859) *

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(1859–1860) *

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(1860–1862) * Maryborough Bond Store (1863) * Maryborough Post Office (1865–1866) * General Hospital, Brisbane (1865) * the Main Wing of

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(facing George Street) (1865–1867). * Immigration Depot, William Street Brisbane (1865) * Church of England, Kedron Brook * St Matthews Anglican Church, Grovely (1867–1869) * the

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fountain in the

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(1867)

Miscellaneous

He participated in the Brisbane School of Arts and the Queensland Philosophical Society. In 1866, Charles Tiffin developed an

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, an early form of

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used for many years in Queensland. He took out a patent in 1869.

End of career and death

From 1868 to 1871 Charles Tiffin was also the Superintendent of Roads and Bridges. However, in 1871, he criticised the government's policy on roads. His career ended at that time. He took a year of leave and then retired on medical grounds in April 1872. He died on 9 January 1873 at 27 Lower Fort Street,

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at the age of 40. His wife Mary Ann returned to Brisbane until her death in 1923 at the Diamantina Hospital in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiffin, Charles 1831 births 1873 deaths Architects from Queensland 19th-century English architects Architects from Northumberland Tasmanian architects

Early life

Queensland Architecture

Miscellaneous

End of career and death

See also

References