George Barney b. 19 May 1792

  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
George Barney was an English military officer who rose through the ranks of the Royal Engineers to become one of the most regarded and pioneering engineers of his day. His contributions to early colonial Australia include work on Circular Quay, Darlinghurst gaol, the Wollongong shipping basin, Fort Denison and Sydney's original gas supply, roads, bridges and railways.
Name
George Barney
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Surveyor-General (Australia)
  • Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands (Australia)
  • Military Officer, Royal Engineers (Great Britain)
  • Engineer (ANZSIC code: 6923)
  • Architect (ANZSIC code: 6921)
Birth date
19 May 1792
Birth place
Wolverhampton, England, UK
Death date
16 April 1862
Death place
North Sydney, NSW
Burial place
St. Thomas's Cemetery, North Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1805 - 1860
Arrival
  • 11 December 1835 (Arrived Sydney, NSW)
Residence
  • 11 December 1835 - 16 April 1862 Sydney, NSW
  • c.February 1813 - c.1817 West Indies
  • 1810 - February 1813 Gibraltar & Spain (Peninsular Wars. )
  • 19 May 1792 - 1809 England, UK (Wolverhampton then Greenwich )
Training
  • c.1805 - c.1808 Royal Military Academy, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870