Chilwell and Trevithick was an architectural partnership formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1914.
The two members of the partnership, Benjamin Charles Chilwell and Cecil Trevithick, designed numerous buildings around Auckland many of which have heritage registration. These include several commercial buildings in the Auckland CBD, as well as many private homes in Epsom, Remuera, and the Eastern Bays (Ōrākei, Mission Bay, Kohimarama, Saint Heliers, and Glendowie). Their early buildings were done in Arts and Crafts style but later work is described as eclectic. Although most of their work was based around Auckland they did design buildings out of the area including as far as Thames.
Benjamin Charles Chilwell Benjamin Charles Chilwell (1879–1950) was born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England on 28 August 1879. Chilwell trained in architecture in Birmingham, England. He studied at the Birmingham School of Art until 1904 and worked as an architect in Wednesbury. Chilwell emigrated to New Zealand in 1907. He was a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Chilwell initially worked as a draughtsman before working as an architect. Chilwell served as chairman to the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects as well as an institute Councillor for the organisation. He was a representative for architecture at the Auckland Rotary Club. Chilwell was a member of the Masonic Order. He died in 1950, aged 71.
Cecil Trevithick Cecil Trevithick (1880–1967) was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 28 April 1880. He worked for J. S. Turner for 4 years from 1899, then working as an assistant to George Wilfred Allsop until moving to London in 1906. In London he apprenticed under Horace Gilbert until 1907 when he qualified as an architect. In 1908 he became an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects and returned to New Zealand. He designed buildings in Tahiti and Ōpōtiki before partnering with Chilwell. In 1912 he came third in a competition to design a Freemasons Lodge on Queen Street. Trevithick retired in the 1940s and died in 1967.
List of buildings Name Date Image Note RefElmstone1910Registered as a category 2 building. Only designed by ChilwellSt Ann's1914Registered as a category 2 building. Only designed by ChilwellEndeans Building1914Registered as a category 2 building with Heritage New ZealandMyers Kindergarten1916Registered as a category 2 building with Heritage New ZealandWhitcombe and Tombs Building1916Royal Exchange Assurance Building1920Registered as a category B building with Auckland City CouncilDetail as fragment: The incomplete, the possibility of connection and an excess of multiplicities by Dr Susan HedgesSt Andrew's Church, Epsom1924Designed an addition to the church. Chilwell also designed an addition in 1914 independently24 Hinemoa Street1925Registered as a category B building with Auckland CouncilAuckland Sun Building1927Nestle Factory1927Now the Axis BuildingYe Jolly Farmer Inn, Drury1928Rawene Hospital, Rawene1928Rutland Building1929Housing Corporation Building/Auckland Senior College1930Registered as a category 2 building with Heritage New ZealandThames Plunket Building1933Relocated to PipiroaMyers Family home1937Arthur Eady Building1939Registered as a category 2 building with Heritage New Zealand. Also known as the Prudential BuildingPapakura Centennial Restroom and Plunket Building1940Registered as a category B building with Auckland CouncilMaritime Building1946Grigg Homestead1937Registered as a category 1 building with Heritage New Zealand. Attributed to Chilwell and Trevithick by one author but not others.
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External links Photos of Benjamin Charles Chilwell (1927), (1947) and Cecil Trevithick (1927)