Charles Webb (architect)
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Charles Webb was an architect
working in Victoria, Australia during the 19th century.
Notable Webb designs include the iconic Windsor Hotel
, Royal Arcade
, South Melbourne Town Hall
and Tasma Terrace, all listed on the Victorian Heritage Register
.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
working in Victoria, Australia during the 19th century.
Notable Webb designs include the iconic Windsor Hotel
Hotel Windsor (Melbourne)
The Hotel Windsor is a 5 Star luxury hotel in Melbourne. The Windsor is Australia’s only surviving grand 19th century city hotel and only official "grand" Victorian era hotel....
, Royal Arcade
Royal Arcade, Melbourne
Royal Arcade is a heritage shopping arcade in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria. Originally constructed in 1869, the arcade connects Little Collins Street to the Bourke Street Mall, with a perpendicular passage running to Elizabeth Street in the west...
, South Melbourne Town Hall
South Melbourne Town Hall
South Melbourne Town Hall is a civic building located at Bank Place in South Melbourne, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is of state heritage significance to Victoria being listed on the Victorian Heritage Register .-Architecture:...
and Tasma Terrace, all listed on the Victorian Heritage Register
Victorian Heritage Register
The Victorian Heritage Register lists places of cultural heritage significance to the State of Victoria, Australia. It has statutory weight under the Heritage Act 1995 which establishes Heritage Victoria as the permit authority...
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Significant works
- 1856 - Melbourne Church of England Grammar School (main buildings). Melbourne
- 1863 - Church of Christ. Swanston StreetSwanston Street, MelbourneSwanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. It is historically one of the main streets of central Melbourne, laid out in 1837 as part of the Hoddle Grid, the layout of major streets that makes up the central business district...
, Melbourne - 1869 - Royal Arcade. Bourke StreetBourke Street, MelbourneBourke Street is one of Melbourne's best known streets. Historically been regarded as Melbourne's "second street", with the main street being Collins Street and "busier than Bourke Street" is a popular catchphrase. Bourke Street has traditionally been Melbourne's entertainment hub...
, Melbourne - 1876 - Mandeville Hall. Toorak, VictoriaToorak, VictoriaToorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district located on a rise on the south side of a bend in the Yarra River. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington...
- 1878 - Tasma Terrace. Parliament Place. East Melbourne, VictoriaEast Melbourne, VictoriaEast Melbourne is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, adjacent to Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2006 Census, East Melbourne had a population of 4,330....
- 1879 - South Melbourne Town Hall. South MelbourneSouth Melbourne, VictoriaSouth Melbourne is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Port Phillip and Melbourne...
- 1880 - Primary School No. 1253. South Melbourne
- 1882 - Mosspennoch. East Melbourne
- 1883 - Grand Hotel (Windsor). Spring StreetSpring Street, MelbourneSpring Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs roughly north-south, and is the easternmost street in the Hoddle Grid. The street travels from Flinders Street in the south, to La Trobe Street and the Carlton Gardens in the north...
, Melbourne - 1884 - Banks & Co Warehouse. 96 Pelham Street, CarltonCarlton, VictoriaCarlton is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne...
- 1889 - Charsfield. St Kilda Road