Edward Bartley
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Edward Bartley was an architect from New Zealand
. He was born in Saint Helier
, Jersey
, Channel Islands
. He arrived in New Zealand 1854. He married Elizabeth Hannken in February, 1859.
Active in the Eight Hour Movement
, member of the Royal Rifle Company of Volunteers
, Auckland Choral Society
, the Microscopic Society, the Photographic Society, The Museum Institute, member of the Auckland Institute of Architects, founding member of the New Zealand Institute of Architects
(1906)
Active mainly in Auckland
; notable buildings include
Trained Keith Draffin in his office, along with his sons Alfred, Arthur and Frederick.
The firm of Bartley & Son continued under Alfred Bartley the after the retirement of Edward Bartley in 1914.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He was born in Saint Helier
Saint Helier
Saint Helier is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. St. Helier has a population of about 28,000, roughly 31.2% of the total population of Jersey, and is the capital of the Island . The urban area of the parish of St...
, Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
, Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
. He arrived in New Zealand 1854. He married Elizabeth Hannken in February, 1859.
Active in the Eight Hour Movement
Eight-hour day
The eight-hour day movement or 40-hour week movement, also known as the short-time movement, had its origins in the Industrial Revolution in Britain, where industrial production in large factories transformed working life and imposed long hours and poor working conditions. With working conditions...
, member of the Royal Rifle Company of Volunteers
New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force consists of three services: the Royal New Zealand Navy; the New Zealand Army; and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief of the NZDF is His Excellency Rt. Hon...
, Auckland Choral Society
Auckland Choral Society
The Auckland Choral Society is New Zealand's oldest surviving arts organisation. It was founded in 1855, and celebrated its 150th anniversary in November 2005 with a choral written by New Zealand composer David Hamilton for the occasion....
, the Microscopic Society, the Photographic Society, The Museum Institute, member of the Auckland Institute of Architects, founding member of the New Zealand Institute of Architects
New Zealand Institute of Architects
The New Zealand Institute of Architects is a membership based professional organisation. This body represents 90% of all registered architects in New Zealand and promotes architecture that enhances the New Zealand living environment....
(1906)
Active mainly in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
; notable buildings include
- Auckland Savings Bank BuildingAuckland Savings Bank BuildingBuilt in 1884 and located at 260 Queen Street, Auckland, this building was formerly owned by the Auckland Savings Bank, but became a McDonalds in the 1980s...
1881, Queen StreetQueen Street, AucklandQueen Street is the major commercial thoroughfare in the Auckland CBD, Auckland, New Zealand's main population centre. It starts at Queens Wharf on the Auckland waterfront, adjacent to the Britomart Transport Centre and the Downtown Ferry Terminal, and runs uphill for almost three kilometres in a...
. - St John's Church, Ponsonby Road 1882.
- The 1884 Jewish Synagogue, Princes Street.
- Costley Home for the Aged Poor, GreenlaneGreenlaneGreenlane is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.The Greenlane shops are the main shopping centre for the suburb of Epsom and are situated at the intersection of Manukau Road and Green Lane West...
, 1889. - Jubilee Building, Royal Institute for the Blind, Parnell 1892.
- Kings Theatre 1910, Upper Pitt Street, now Mercury Lane, Newton.
- Former Mt EdenMount EdenMount Eden is the name of a cinder cone and surrounding suburb in Auckland City, New Zealand, situated five kilometres south of the city centre. The mountain is the highest natural point in the whole of Auckland...
Public Library, 1912.
Trained Keith Draffin in his office, along with his sons Alfred, Arthur and Frederick.
The firm of Bartley & Son continued under Alfred Bartley the after the retirement of Edward Bartley in 1914.