Hedley Norman Carr
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Hedley Norman Carr | |
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| Born | 21 March 1904 Orange, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 9 June 1966 (aged 62) Mosman, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | Wolaroi Methodist Boys College Newington College Sydney Technical College |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Gwendoline (née Axtens) |
| Children | 3 |
Hedley Norman Carr F.R.A.I.A., A.R.I.B.A. (21 March 1904 – 9 June 1966) was an Australian architect active in the mid 20th century as a partner of Hedley Carr Allen & Watts. His architectural archive is held by the State Library of New South Wales.[1] A detailed biographical record of Carr's architectural career is held at the Australian Institute of Architects in Sydney.
Carr was born in Orange, New South Wales and spent his early years living in that town. His family were members of the Methodist Church. He grew up in the home built for his parents in 1899 Tyneside in Sale Street. Carr was one of six children of Frank Pattison Carr and Annie Maria (née Howard) and was educated locally at Orange Public School, Wolaroi Methodist Boys College and for his senior years as a boarding student at Newington College in Sydney.[2] He graduated from the Department of Architecture at Sydney Technical College (STC) in 1928 having served his articles under Old Newingtonian architect Arthur Anderson. In his final year of study he was elected President of the Architectural Society at STC.[3] Carr married in 1930,[4] and then traveled to the United States, where he spent a further two years studying architecture. He was then employed on several large public building projects in Washington D.C. From North America he and his wife went on to England, Ireland and Europe.[5]
RIBA Bronze Medal
In 1938, Carr was awarded the bronze medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects for the best building erected in London that year. His winning design was for a £180,000 block of flats. The building, Stocklelgh Hall, is in Prince Albert Road Regent's Park. It covered an area of 1 and a half acres and contains 60 flats in six blocks. Each block has its own entrance from a courtyard. The building is faced with soft-toned red brick with stone dressings and the entrance halls and all doors in the principal rooms are of Australian walnut.[6]
Mosman houses
In 1939, after returning to Australia from six years working aboard Carr designed a family home Finedon in Ryrie Street, Mosman and much of its furniture.[7] When the home was sold by the Carr family in 1983 it was photographed and some of the furniture was acquired by the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection of Museums of History NSW as representative of 1930s Sydney design.[8][9] In 1939 Carr also designed a house at 8 Beauty Point Road, Mosman. The three-storey home was on a steep site that fell from the street down towards the water's edge.[10]
