Henry Willey Reveley b. c.1788

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
English born Henry Willey Reveley, sketcher, architect and civil engineer, was responsible for the design and supervision of public works at Fremantle, Perth and outlying districts, including the Perth Government Offices from 1829 to 1838. He is best known for his first major building, the twelve-sided sandstone gaol now called the Round House on its dramatic site on Arthur's Head, Fremantle.
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associate of
Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling
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child of
Willey Reveley
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child of
née James Maria Reveley
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relative of
John Gisbourne
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associate of
Mary Shelley
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spouse of
née Fielding Cleobulina Reveley
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
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associate of
John Rennie
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relative of
Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding
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relative of
Raffael? Frederick Fielding
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Antoine François Jean Claudet
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