Vincent Price (architect) explained

Vincent Price was a railway architect in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Early life

Vincent Price was born in Brisbane in 1868.^[1]

Architecture

Price began his architectural career articled to Richard Gailey. He established his own practice in Brisbane in 1890 but soon became a draftsman in the chief engineers' office of Queensland Railways. He remained with the railways until he retired in May 1933 after 36 years of service, his last position being that of principal railway architect.^[2]

In 1936, Price was president of the Queensland chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.

Significant works

His significant works include:

• Ipswich Railway Workshops War Memorial
• Toowoomba Railway Roll of Honour Board^[3]

References

Attribution

Further reading

• News: Building and Real Estate. . . Brisbane . 11 February 1936 . 26 June 2015 . 6 . National Library of Australia. — Vincent Price's views on contemporary architecture

Notes and References

1. 1 August 2014.
2. News: Vincent Price retires. . . Brisbane . 25 May 1933 . 26 June 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
3. Cobb. Paul. May 2020. Toowoomba Railway Roll of Honour Board 1914-19. Queensland Family Historian. Queensland Family History Society. 41. 2. 44–46.