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Disappointed with his prospects, Reveley left the colony in November 1838, returning with his wife to England, where he lectured on arts and science and published two articles on Western Australia, one on timbers, the other on immigration policy. In 1844, he also urged investigation of a
153:, Reveley was to become the engineer responsible for all public works. These buildings included barracks for the military, the first Government House, and other official buildings of the Swan River Colony. His design for a twelve-sided gaol at Fremantle, known as the 113: 215:. Five months' digging was completed in January 1838. Rapid progress was possible because the rock under Arthur's Head, although load-bearing and sound, was capable of being mined with a pick axe. 188:, and plans for a harbour and breakwater at Fremantle. He also executed a Tuscan design for a water-mill, a first for Stirling's colony, on his holding which became the grounds of the 247: 141:, he employed Reveley to help establish the new colony in the west of Australia. He and his wife embarked on Stirling's vessel and arrived at what would become known as 403: 443: 311: 433: 438: 81:
prison. His mother, Maria, married John Gisborne (or Gisbourne) after the death of Reveley. In 1799 the family went to live in
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In 1837 Reveley built a breakwater and a 57-metre-long (187 ft) tunnel for the local whaling company that linked their
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On 20 January 1824, Henry Reveley married Cleobulina (b. 1790, also known as Amelia), the sister of
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in 1829. His first commission was the simple buildings at the temporary settlement of
104:. He worked in London before being appointed the first Colonial Civil Engineer at the 137: 42: 38: 366: 101: 251: 243: 125: 74: 66: 54: 34: 108:, where he arrived in January 1826. One of his principal tasks was to improve 417: 263: 58: 185: 323: 223:-like resource found in the Swan Valley as stock for ceramic manufacture. 158: 105: 82: 199: 92: 78: 142: 117: 109: 164: 353:
Reveleys Mill Site, 137-139 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, Australia
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at "Cape Town History: a tourist guide". Retrieved 20 May 2020
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Reveley died at Reading, the town of his birth, in 1875.
120:. In May 1828 he was dismissed as incompetent by the 73:in 1788. His father was an architect, who assisted 135:called at the Cape with the colonists aboard the 37:responsible for the earliest public works at the 415: 274:, i. 81, 135, 162, 239, 362, ii. 314; Bentham's 85:, where he graduated as a civil engineer at the 314:at Mapmyway, Cape Town. Retrieved 20 May 2020 203:Old Court House, Supreme Court Gardens, Perth 198: 163: 91: 364: 242: 14: 416: 358: 270:, ii. 206, 228, 275, 319, 331; Paul's 176:Reveley's other works include Perth's 290: 288: 286: 444:Public servants of Western Australia 112:Harbour. His best-known building is 355:at the Australian Heritage Database 24: 300:Australian Dictionary of Biography 283: 236: 25: 455: 374:Australian Historical Archaeology 296:Reveley, Henry Willey (1788–1875) 61:(later Gisborne), friends of the 41:, the foundation of the state of 257:Dictionary of National Biography 335:Walker, Joanna et al. (c.1985) 114:St Andrew's Presbyterian Church 434:People from Reading, Berkshire 391: 346: 329: 317: 312:St Andrews Presbyterian Church 305: 13: 1: 439:Settlers of Western Australia 229: 209:Bathers Beach Whaling Station 407:, No. 1, 1 January 1844, p.5 399:The China Clay of Swan River 69:. He was born in England at 7: 180:, opening a channel at the 10: 460: 194:Old Perth Technical School 170:Old Perth Technical School 27:Australian civil engineer 343:. Retrieved 20 May 2020 53:Reveley was the son of 48: 365:McIlroy, Jack (1986). 204: 173: 97: 337:Reveley, Henry Willey 294:Oldham, Ray (1967). ' 202: 190:Old Perth Boys School 167: 95: 77:in the design of his 31:Henry Willey Reveley 404:The Swan River News 168:Plaque attached to 205: 174: 116:on Somerset Road, 98: 87:University of Pisa 71:Reading, Berkshire 33:(1788–1875) was a 324:St Andrews Church 43:Western Australia 39:Swan River Colony 16:(Redirected from 451: 408: 395: 389: 388: 386: 384: 371: 362: 356: 350: 344: 333: 327: 321: 315: 309: 303: 292: 281: 280: 240: 21: 459: 458: 454: 453: 452: 450: 449: 448: 414: 413: 412: 411: 396: 392: 382: 380: 369: 363: 359: 351: 347: 341:artefacts.co.za 334: 330: 322: 318: 310: 306: 293: 284: 252:Stephen, Leslie 248:Gisborne, Maria 244:Stephen, Leslie 241: 237: 232: 211:to Fremantle's 178:Old Court House 102:Copley Fielding 96:The Round House 51: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 457: 447: 446: 441: 436: 431: 426: 410: 409: 397:Reveley H. W. 390: 357: 345: 328: 316: 304: 282: 278:, x. 154, 251. 234: 233: 231: 228: 133:James Stirling 126:Richard Bourke 75:Jeremy Bentham 50: 47: 35:civil engineer 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 456: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 421: 419: 406: 405: 400: 394: 379: 375: 368: 361: 354: 349: 342: 338: 332: 325: 320: 313: 308: 301: 297: 291: 289: 287: 279: 277: 273: 269: 265: 259: 258: 253: 249: 245: 239: 235: 227: 224: 222: 216: 214: 210: 201: 197: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 171: 166: 162: 160: 156: 152: 148: 147:Garden Island 144: 140: 139: 134: 129: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 94: 90: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 59:Maria Reveley 56: 46: 44: 40: 36: 32: 19: 18:Henry Reveley 402: 401:. Letter in 393: 381:. Retrieved 377: 373: 360: 348: 331: 319: 307: 299: 275: 271: 267: 261: 255: 238: 225: 217: 206: 186:the Causeway 175: 136: 130: 99: 52: 30: 29: 429:1875 deaths 424:1788 births 213:High Street 159:High Street 155:Round House 106:Cape Colony 83:Pisa, Italy 418:Categories 230:References 182:Swan River 79:Panopticon 383:23 August 246:(1890). " 143:Fremantle 118:Cape Town 110:Table Bay 262:citing: 192:and the 138:Parmelia 122:Governor 63:Shelleys 268:Shelley 254:(ed.). 172:in 1932 67:Godwins 272:Godwin 264:Dowden 250:". In 221:kaolin 55:Willey 370:(PDF) 276:Works 184:near 151:Perth 131:When 385:2013 65:and 57:and 49:Life 339:at 298:', 266:'s 420:: 376:. 372:. 285:^ 161:. 128:. 124:, 89:. 45:. 387:. 378:4 20:)

Index

Henry Reveley
civil engineer
Swan River Colony
Western Australia
Willey
Maria Reveley
Shelleys
Godwins
Reading, Berkshire
Jeremy Bentham
Panopticon
Pisa, Italy
University of Pisa

Copley Fielding
Cape Colony
Table Bay
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Cape Town
Governor
Richard Bourke
James Stirling
Parmelia
Fremantle
Garden Island
Perth
Round House
High Street

Old Perth Technical School

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