John Beauchamp Nicholson was an architect in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. A number of his works are heritage-listed.[1]
Early life edit
John Beauchamp Nicholson was born in 1852 in Surry and arrived in Brisbane around 1876.[1]
Architectural career edit
After working as a clerk and foreman for the contractor and later architect, Andrew Murphie and for plumber Hiram Wakefield, he set up an architectural office in October 1885. He worked in partnership with Constantin Mathea between 1886 and January 1887, with J Sinclair Ferguson and with Alfred R L Wright from March 1890 until going into involuntary liquidation in January 1891. During these few years, Nicholson's office designed a variety of handsome and substantial buildings including Lady Musgrave Lodge in 1891 and the 1888 Princess Theatre at Woolloongabba, though a good proportion of the work catered for the liquor trade and included a number of fine hotels and the Lion Brewery in Townsville.[1]
Works edit
His architectural works include:
- Brighton Terrace, West End (1887)[2]
- Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba (1888)[3]
- Taylor-Heaslop Building, Woolloongabba (1889)[4]
- Norman Hotel, Woolloongabba (1889)[1]
- Normanby Hotel, Red Hill (1889)[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Norman Hotel (entry 602539)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Brighton Terrace (entry 600343)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Princess Theatre (entry 600353)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Taylor-Heaslop Building (former) (entry 602190)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Normanby Hotel (entry 600283)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
Attribution edit
This Wikipedia article incorporates text from "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014).
External links edit
Media related to John Beauchamp Nicholson at Wikimedia Commons