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Victoria College; design submitted by F de J Clere F R I B A (and in accordance with the terms of the competition) not to cost more than £30,000

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Date

[23 July 1904]

Artist

Frederick de Jersey Clere (1856-1952)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22917741

Description

Shows a view from Kelburn Parade of Clere's proposal for his competition entry for buildings for Victoria College, Wellington. The building is two-storied and its front face is towards Kelburn Parade. There is a glimpse of the Mount Street cemetery beyond the building to the left, featuring the gravestone with a tall cross of Father O'Reily.

Probably a copy by Clere of his unsuccessful design in the competition for the University building on the Salamanca Road-Kelburn Parade site, won by F Penty and E M Blake, Jun 1903, with what became the Hunter Building. Date of drawing 29/07/04 may relate to foundation stone ceremony, 27 Aug 1904, rather than the date of execution of the drawing, although it may also indicate that this was a later copy of Clere's original watercolour.

There were nine entries in the competition, all submitted over a pseudonym. Penty & Blake came first (with a 2-storey building, expanded to three storeys for space reasons); Joshua Charlesworth was 2nd. 'Associate' was 3rd, and 'Mr A.' was 4th. Possibly Clere's entry was submitted over the name 'Experience'

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Hunter Building, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand

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