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King William Street, Adelaide [B 10670] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] This building was designed by Edmund W. Wright and built 1875-78 for the Bank of South Australia. It is considered exceptional among Adelaide's early buildings with its intricate stone carving by Scottish sculptor William Maxwell and British artist and sculptor Joseph Durham. In 1971, after a spirited public campaign it was bought by the State Government to prevent it from being demolished by developers. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 78 and 79 / King William Street, west side / 1878-86 / Bank of South Australia / The right side of the Bank abuts Gilbert place / Frontage: 28 yards'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.3 cm x 16 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1870

Creator

Sweet, Samuel White

Collection

Part of Acre 109 Collection

Subject

Edmund Wright House (Adelaide, S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

04/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,541 x 2,703 pixels (9.6 MP)

Size

28.75 MB

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