James Manning (architect)

James Manning in 1888

James Manning (1814–1893) was an English born architect and builder, active in Perth Western Australia. He trained as a civil engineer, and worked in London, sailing to Perth in 1850 to assume the position of the Clerk of Works in the Comptroller-General's office in Western Australia.[1] In this role he played an active part in the construction of a number of key colonial buildings.

Manning was known to have signed the plans for the following projects:[1]

  • Convict Depot (1856, 1859) at Mount Eliza
  • Commissariat Stores (1856)
  • Geraldton Courthouse (1866)
  • Toodyay gaol (1868)
  • Northampton Police Station (1867)
  • William Police Station (1867)
  • Kojanup Police Station (1868)
  • Lower Blackwood Police Station (1868)
  • Government House (Stage 2), Rottnest
  • Wooden jetty, Albany
  • Wooden jetty, Vasse
  • Wooden jetty, Bunbury
  • Wooden jetty, Fremantle
  • Wooden jetty, Champion Bay
  • Fremantle Traffic Bridge (1864–66)
  1. ^ a b Oldham, Ray. "Manning, James (1814–1893)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 September 2020.