Basic Site Details Name: | Australia House | Town, district or village: | Aldwych | City or county: | London | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Assessors in competition: Bertram Mackennal (sculptor), John Longstaff, George Lambert, Fred Leist and Arthur Streeton.
Contractor Dove Brothers. (Portland stone, base course Australian trachyte) Sculptors: Harold Parker, figure groups at entrance, Bertram Mackennal, bronze group of Phoebus Ironwork: Bromsgrove Guild, entrance gates; W Starkie Gardner, balustrades of stair. Woodwork: Wylie & Lochhead, Glasgow Marble work: H T Jenkins & Son, Torquay Stucco work: W Turner & Co
Information from leaflet on Australia House (per David Walker) | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Commonwealth Building | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | House | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | The Strand | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1912 | | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | Site acquired | | 1913 | 1917 | | | | 1913 | | Build/construction | Work begun | | 1914 | | Design exhibited | | | 1916 | | | Building partially occupied. | | 1918 | | Design exhibited | | | 3 August 1918 | | Opened | Opened by George V | | 1919 | | Design exhibited | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Federal Government of Australia | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1913 | Academy Architecture | Part 2 | | pp104-105 | | Academy Architecture | 1914 | | Part 1 | | pp6-7 | | Royal Academy exhibitors | | | | | 1914, no 796; 19188, nos 1371, 1372; 1919, nos 1333, 1432, 1437 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 5 October 1917 | CXIII | | | | Builder | 12 July 1918 | CXV | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Herbert William Cruikshank: F no2890 (box 13) |
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