George Brockwell Gill

George Brockwell Gill (1857–1954) was an architect in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Many of the buildings he designed are heritage-listed.

Early life

George Brockwell Gill was born in 1857 in the Lambert district of Surrey, England.[1]

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.[2]

Significant works include:

• Baptist Church[3]
• Bostock Chambers[4]
• Charleville War Memorial[5]
• City View Hotel[6]
• Esk War Memorial[7]
• Fairy Knoll[8]
• Ipswich Flour Mill[9]
• Hotel Metropole[10]
• Ipswich Club House[11]
• Ipswich Girls Grammar School[12]
• Ipswich Grammar School[13]
• Marburg Community Centre and First World War Memorial[14]
• Pen Y Llechwedd[15]
• Queen Victoria Silver Jubilee Memorial Technical College[16]
• Soldiers' Memorial Hall[17]
• St Paul's Young Men's Club[18]
• St Pauls Anglican Church and Rectory (1929 western extension and 1895 rectory) [19]
• Uniting Church Central Memorial Hall[20]
• Woodlands[21]

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.[22]

References

1. "Births June 1857". FreeBMD. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
2. "Hotel Metropole (entry 600567)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
3. "Baptist Church and Memorial Gate (former), Ipswich (entry 602573)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
4. "Bostock Chambers (entry 600563)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
5. "Charleville War Memorial (entry 600758)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
6. "City View Hotel (entry 600557)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
7. "Esk War Memorial and Esk Memorial Park (entry 600494)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
8. "Fairy Knoll (entry 600600)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
9. "Flour Mill (entry 600556)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
10. "Hotel Metropole (entry 600567)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
11. "Ipswich Club House (entry 600581)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
12. "Ipswich Girls Grammar School (entry 600565)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
13. "Ipswich Grammar School (entry 600601)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
14. "Marburg Community Centre and First World War Memorial (entry 600733)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
15. "Pen Y Llechwedd". Queensland Homes Magazine. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
16. "Queen Victoria Silver Jubilee Memorial Technical College (entry 600586)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
17. "Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Ipswich (entry 600592)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
18. "St Paul's Young Men's Club - Art Gallery (entry 600584)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
19. "St Pauls Anglican Church and Rectory (entry 600591)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
20. "Uniting Church Central Memorial Hall (entry 600576)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
21. "Woodlands (entry 600734)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
22. "Mr. G. B. Gill Passes At 97 Years". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). Ipswich) (Qld.: National Library of Australia. 2 June 1954. p. 2 Edition: Daily. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

Attribution

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).