Francis Howard Greenway b. 1777

Also known as F. H. Greenaway, F. H. Grinway
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Greenway was deported to the colony after the family's building firm declared themselves bankrupt and he was found guilty of forging a document. He became Australia's first colonial architect. He worked for Governor Macquarie, building many iconic public buildings including Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney.
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creator of
self-portrait
 
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Courtesy of: Historic Houses Trust
[Dr Mitchell's residence, Cumberland Place, The Rocks, Sydney]/ Conrad Martens 1842
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Painting of Francis Greenway’s architecture.

 
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Courtesy of: Historic Houses Trust
St Matthew's Church of England, Windsor / D Scott, 1868
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Image of Greenway building.

 
creator of
St Matthew's, Windsor, NSW
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creator of
St James's, Sydney, NSW
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Courtesy of: Historic Houses Trust
[Hyde Park Barracks from the apse of St James Church] 1939 / S. Ure Smith
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Painting of Francis Greenway’s architecture.

 
creator of
St Luke's, Liverpool, NSW
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creator of
Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, NSW
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creator of
South Head lighthouse building, Sydney, NSW
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creator of
The Mock Trial
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creator of
Newgate Prison at Bristol
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creator of
Clifton Hotel and Assembly Rooms, Bristol
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completed 1811 by Joseph Kay

 
creator of
West Door, Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford
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drawing

 
creator of
The Saxon Gateway, College Green, Bristol
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drawing

 

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