Melrose & Fenwick
Melrose & Fenwick were a monumental masonry firm in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. They are known for the many Queensland war memorials that they produced.
History
[edit]The firm was established c. 1896. They were a large firm with branches throughout Northern Queensland. They enjoyed continued success into the late 20th century, only going out of business in the early 1980s.[1]
Significant works
[edit]- 1919: Sarina War Memorial[2]
- 1921: Finch Hatton War Memorial[1]
- 1929: World War I Cenotaph, Mackay[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Finch Hatton War Memorial (entry 600723)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Sarina War Memorial (entry 601291)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "World War I Cenotaph and Jubilee Park (entry 600667)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
Attribution
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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).
Further reading
[edit]- Parkes, Faezeh (1989), A history of a northern monumental mason firm : Melrose & Fenwick Pty Ltd, James Cook University, Cairns Campus