George Brockwell Gill
George Brockwell Gill (1857–1954) was an architect in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Many of the buildings he designed are heritage-listed.
George Brockwell Gill
- Born
- George Brockwell Gill was born in 1857.
- Died
- George Brockwell Gill died in 1954.
- Nationality
- Australia
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages
- English
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George Brockwell Gill (1857–1954) was an architect in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Many of the buildings he designed are heritage-listed.
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George Brockwell Gill was an architect of Australia nationality. George Brockwell Gill was born in 1857. Death followed in 1954. The language is English.
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Early life
Early life
George Brockwell Gill was born in 1857 in the Lambert district of Surrey, England.
Architectural career
Architectural career
Gill emigrated from London and settled in Ipswich in 1886 where he commenced work as an architect for the firm of Samuel Shenton. Gill took over Shenton's practice in 1889 when Shenton retired. Gill had been elected Associate of the Queensland Institute of Architects in 1904 and Fellow by 1913. He was its Vice-President in 1914–16 and President in 1918–19. Significant works include: • Baptist Church • Bostock Chambers • Charleville War Memorial • City View Hotel • Esk War Memorial • Fairy Knoll • Ipswich Flour Mill • Hotel Metropole • Ipswich Club House • Ipswich Girls Grammar School • Ipswich Grammar School • Marburg Community Centre and First World War Memorial • Pen Y Llechwedd • Queen Victoria Silver Jubilee Memorial Technical College • Soldiers' Memorial Hall • St Paul's Young Men's Club • St Pauls' Anglican Church and Rectory (1929 western extension and 1895 rectory) • Uniting Church Central Memorial Hall • Woodlands
Later life
Later life
George Gill retired to Coolangatta in 1942, where he surfed every morning until about 1951. Aged 97 years, he died at his home at Rutledge Street, Coolangatta on 1 June 1954 following a short illness, a few days short of his 70th wedding anniversary. He was privately cremated at Mount Thompson Crematorium.
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George Brockwell Gill is recorded with the occupation architect. Recorded as a citizen of Australia.
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1857
George Brockwell Gill was born in 1857.
1954
George Brockwell Gill died in 1954.
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- 1.Births June 1857. FreeBMD.
- 2.cite QHR 15342 Hotel Metropole 600567 1 August 2014
- 3.cite QHR 20528 Baptist Church and Memorial Gate (former), Ipswich 602573 11 May 2015
- 4.cite QHR 15338 Bostock Chambers 600563 11 May 2015
- 5.cite QHR 15533 Charleville War Memorial 600758 11 May 2015
- 6.cite QHR 15332 City View Hotel 600557 11 May 2015
- 7.cite QHR 15269 Esk War Memorial and Esk Memorial Park 600494 11 May 2015
- 8.cite QHR 15375 Fairy Knoll 600600 11 May 2015
- 9.cite QHR 15331 Flour Mill 600556 11 May 2015
- 10.cite QHR 15342 Hotel Metropole 600567 11 May 2015
- 11.cite QHR 15356 Ipswich Club House 600581 11 May 2015
- 12.cite QHR 15340 Ipswich Girls Grammar School 600565 11 May 2015
- 13.cite QHR 15376 Ipswich Grammar School 600601 11 May 2015
- 14.cite QHR 15508 Marburg Community Centre and First World War Memorial 600733 11 May 2015
- 15.Pen Y Llechwedd. Queensland Homes Magazine. 2017-03-03.
- 16.cite QHR 15361 Queen Victoria Silver Jubilee Memorial Technical College 600586 11 May 2015
- 17.cite QHR 15367 Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Ipswich 600592 11 May 2015
- 18.cite QHR 15359 St Paul's Young Men's Club - Art Gallery 600584 11 May 2015
- 19.cite QHR 15366 St Pauls Anglican Church and Rectory 600591 11 May 2015
- 20.cite QHR 15351 Uniting Church Central Memorial Hall 600576 11 May 2015
- 21.cite QHR 15509 Woodlands 600734 11 May 2015
- 22.National Library of Australia. Mr. G. B. Gill Passes At 97 Years. Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). 2 Edition: Daily. 2 June 1954.
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