Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Booklet, Tim Gatehouse, The Two Wings of Bishopscourt- The reasons for contrasting styles and the origins of their designs, 2017
... ...120 Clarendon Street...He remained a friend of the Mission and especially the Godfrey sisters who lived for some time in an apartment in Tintern Avenue. walter richmond butler (1864–1949) bishopscourt diocese anglican arts and crafts james blackburn architecture 120 Clarendon Street East Melbourne Colour booklet containing colour and black and white photographs The Two Wings of Bishopscourt- The reasons for contrasting styles and the origins of their designs Booklet Booklet Tim Gatehouse ...
This booklet written by Tim Gatehouse and published by the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne gives details on the Arts and Crafts movement background and history in Australia, a short biography of Walter Richmond Butler, architect of the Mission to Seafarers and architect to the diocese of Melbourne from 1895. In 1902 he designed the extensions to Bishopscourt, East Melbourne, now called the Butler Wing.Walter Richmond Butler was an influential British architect bringing his knowledge in the Arts and Crafts movement to Australia. He was commissioned the design of the first mission in central Melbourne, the Central Institute on Siddeley Street, then the second Mission on Flinders Street. He remained a friend of the Mission and especially the Godfrey sisters who lived for some time in an apartment in Tintern Avenue.Colour booklet containing colour and black and white photographswalter richmond butler (1864–1949), bishopscourt, diocese, anglican, arts and crafts, james blackburn, architecture, 120 clarendon street, east melbourne
