Charles McLay (circa 1860 – 2 May 1918) was a Scottish-born architect in

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, Australia. Some of his works are now heritage-listed.

Architectural career

After working for a number of years in the Public Works Department in the Queensland Government Architect's Office, McLay entered into a partnership with Henry Wallace Atkinson in 1906, trading as

Atkinson and McLay Atkinson and McLay was an architectural partnership in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It produced a number of significant works and is the origins of one of Brisbane's major architectural firms in the present day. History The partnership between ...

Other interests

McLay joined the Naval Defence Force as a sub-lieutenant on 6 May 1898 and was promoted to lieutenant on 31 October 1901. He was commander when he was placed on the retired list of the Australian Naval Brigade on 15 January 1910. Following the resignation of

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, McLay was appointed Diocesan Architect to the

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in 1916; it passed to Atkinson after McLay's death in 1918.

Later life

McLay died suddenly at his home on 2 May 1918. His funeral was held on 3 May 1918 and he was buried in Bulimba Cemetery.

Significant works

* 1886:

Customs House, Brisbane Customs House is a heritage-listed customs house at 427 Queen Street, Brisbane CBD, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Charles H McLay and built from 1886 to 1889 at a cost of £38,346 by John Petrie & Son. It was originall ...

* 1889: Stewart's Creek Gaol, in the Queensland Colonial Architect's Office *1890–1891: Queensport Hotel (now Queensport Tavern), 49 Gibson Road, Murarrie () * 1895: Lady Norman Wing of the

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, with

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* 1895–1896: Nazareth Lutheran Church,

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* 1910: Ithaca Town Council Chambers, as Atkinson and McLay * 1912: McWhirters Department Store, as Atkinson and McLay * 1916: Bandstand at

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, as Atkinson and McLay

References

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Architectural career

Other interests

Later life

Significant works

See also

References