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5 unusual facts about Walter Liberty Vernon


Bridge Street, Sydney

It consists mainly of dressed sandstone, with later additions that were designed by the government architect, Walter Liberty Vernon.

Department of Lands building

In addition to Barnet, Walter Liberty Vernon and William Edmund Kemp worked on the design of the building.

Elizabeth Street, Sydney

Central Railway: designed by Walter Liberty Vernon, Central Railway has been described as the grandest railway station in Australia.

Gordon, New South Wales

Other architects who favoured Federation styles were Walter Liberty Vernon and Howard Joseland.

Victoria Street, East Sydney

Situated at the intersection of Victoria Street and Darlinghurst Road, this station was designed by the Government Architect, Walter Liberty Vernon, in the Federation Free Style, utilising a familiar combination of brick and sandstone.



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