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Lloyd Tayler (1830-1900) second prize design Melbourne…
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Melbourne
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27-Oct-2009
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Lloyd Tayler (1830-1900) second prize design Melbourne international Exhibition,1880, watercolour titled, dated and signed 'Lloyd Tayler F.R.I.B.A, Archt.' in margin below image, watercolour image 62 cm by 128 cm, frame 105 cm by 171 cm. Catalogue note Lloyd Tayler was one of the most prominent architects of late nineteenth century Melbourne; together with colleagues and competitors such as Leonard Terry and Joseph Reed, Tayler helped make Melbourne one of the world's great Victorian cities. Working in the eclectic style(s) of the period, his work ranged across commercial, civic, domestic and ecclesiastical commissions, many of which remain local landmarks to this day: the former Commercial Bank of Australia, 333 Collins Street (1890); the Australian club, William Street (1878); the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Headquarters, Eastern Hill (1892); the porte-cochere and tower of 'Rippon Lea', Elsternwick (1881); 'Kamesburgh', Brighton (1872); St Mary's church of England, North Melbourne (1860) and the Presbyterian church, south Yarra (1865).
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Art: Watercolours, Other Works on Paper