Maxwell Bury

Maxwell Bury

Architect

born 28 July 1825 

died 9 September 1912 

1860 - General Lunatic Asylum, Nelson, superintended the erection of the building; plans prepared in England, built in the "old English style" [1].

1861 - Girls' and Infants' School, Nelson built by Mr. John Scott [2].

1861 - Nelson Provincial Council Buildings, 162 feet by 87 feet [3].

1863 - 7 May, arrived in Lyttelton on the s.s. Prince Alfred from Nelson [4].

1863 - Orphan Asylum, section 72, Lincoln Road, Christchurch.

1863 - Store and Offices, for Messrs. Walton, Warner & Co., Oxford Terrace, Christchurch. 

1863 - Bank of New South Wales, Hereford Street, Christchurch.

1863 - Parsonage House at Riccarton 1863 - Store and Offices for Messrs. Taylor and Co., Manchester Street, Christchurch.

1863 - Dwelling house for Archibald Thomson, Esq., Fendal Town Road, Christchurch.

1864 - Bonded warehouse for Mr Louisson, Hereford Street, Christchurch.

1864 - Church in Latimer Square, Christchurch, Messrs. Forgan & Sons, contractors.

1870 - Memorial window for Archdeacon Mathias, east end of St John's Church, Latimer Square, Christchurch.

 

[1] Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XIX, 4 July 1860, Page 3
[2] Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 4, 11 January 1861, Page 1
[3] Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 370, 10 May 1861, Page 1
[4] Lyttelton Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1095, 9 May 1863, Page 4

 

Lyttelton Times, Volume XX, Issue 1110, 1 July 1863, Page 5 

 Lyttelton Times, Volume XX, Issue 1116, 22 July 1863, Page 6

 Lyttelton Times, Volume XX, Issue 1123, 15 August 1863, Page 6

 Lyttelton Times, Volume XX, Issue 1133, 19 September 1863, Page 8

 "bury architect" 

Press, Volume III, Issue 290, 6 October 1863, Page 1

Press, Volume III, Issue 337, 28 November 1863, Page 4

  Lyttelton Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1242, 28 May 1864, Page 4

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1262, 12 July 1864, Page 4

 Lyttelton Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1269, 26 July 1864, Page 4

Colonist, Volume X, Issue 710, 15 February 1867, Page 3

The Nelson Provincial Buildings
Architect Maxwell Bury

Designed the memorial window for Archdeacon Mathias at the east end of St John's Church, Latimer Square.

Star, Issue 786, 30 November 1870, Page 2