Rather nice stair for an office building ! No 9 Queen Street is a four storey block built in 1886, designed by #FMWhite for Wilhelm Prell, who went on together to build 4 more between Flinders and Collins, 3 of them 9 storey #VictorianSkyscrapers, this is the only one left. Later known as the #FeltonBuilding, … Continue reading Felton Building stair, 1886 →

Always worth another shot, the great 1889 #MartinAndPleasance building on the #CollinsStreet hill, they were Melbs premier purveyors of #homeopathic remedies, back when that was big business. Designed by #FMWhite, who was in his late 60s by then, so maybe really the work of his son, Alfred. So much layering.....the tiles had been painted over … Continue reading Martin & Pleasance, 1889, FM White, layered facade and improbable staircase. →

I’d passed a million times, but never stopped to look - a huge #mosaic by #NapierWaller in the lobby of a building in William Street, near Flinders. Created in 1967 (and kept when the building was totally renovated in 2007), this seems to be his last big work before he died in 1972. It was … Continue reading Prometheus, Napier Waller, 1967. →