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Geelong Grammar School original 1912-13 building complex
50 Biddlecombe Road, CORIO VIC 3214 - Property No 281225

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STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The original buildings of Geelong Grammar School were constructed in 1912-13 following an architectural competition in which the premiated entry was submitted by Gerard Wight and Philip Hudson, acting as architects in association. The Corio site was chosen following extensive debate and controversy over removal form the Maude Street Geelong building established in 1855. The present Grammar School, appropriately designed in a Medieval Revival style is dominated by a squat clock tower and cloistered facade. The chapel, dining room, classrooms and dormitory are built of red brick with contrasting render. The school is the most distinguished private school in Victoria.

REFERENCES

Carolan, K.J. " Geelong Grammar School c 1850-1914" History Research Essay, Department of Architecture, University of Melbourne, 1971. Includes detailed history, bibliography, illustrations and architectural plans.

Hansen, M.P. "Education in Victoria", in Laughton, A.M. and Hall, T.S. (Ed. And Assoc. Ed.), Handbook to Victoria, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1914, pp. 123, 124, 125.

Brownhill, W. R. The History of Geelong and Corio Bay, Wilke and Co., Melbourne, 1955, pp. 185-192, for details of original school at Maude Street, Geelong.

Argus Melbourne - 4 May 1912- tender notice

Royal Victorian Institute of Architects Journal March 1911, May 1915 for biographical details of Wight and Hudson respectively.

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