VPRS 4107 Book of Plans by Clerk of Works, Henry Ginn

Henry Ginn was appointed as Clerk of Works in 1846 and was responsible for overseeing the construction and maintenance of public buildings in the colony. After separation from New South Wales, Ginn became Colonial Architect in Victoria.This series consists of a book of plans for public buildings such as police buildings and watchhouses, court buildings, lighthouses, gaols, telegraph stations and the Melbourne Lunatic Asylum. Included are elevations and plans with dimensions.The final plans in the book are incomplete.Contents: VPRS 4107/P0000 [Original] & P0001 [Copy of the Original]Page 1:Powder Magazine: Melbourne. Block Plan of magazine & Block Plan of Boundary Wall.Page 2:Powder Magazine: Ground Plan, Transverse Section, Side Elevation End Elevation.Page 3:Powder Magazine: Elevations of Boundary Wall.Page 4:Powder Magazine Keepers Quarters: Front, Back, Side Elevation, Longitudinal & Transverse Section, Ground Plan.Page 5:Custom House, Portland: Back, End, Front Elevation, Transverse Section, Plan & Basement Plan.Page 6:Court House, Portland: Front, Back, Side Elevation, Ground Plan.Page 7:Gaol & Enclosing Wall, Portland: Front Elevation of Enclosing Wall, Front, Back, North End & South End Elevation of Gaol.Page 8:Gaol & Enclosing Wall, Portland. Plan.Page 9:Watchhouse, Portland: Front, Back End Elevation Long & Transverse Section Ground PlanPage 10:Police Office, Melbourne: Block plan (showing position of the various buildings & enclosing wall)Page 11:Elevation of Police Office &c., from Swanston Street, Melbourne.Page 12:Police Office, Melbourne: Front & side elevation Ground plan.Page 13:P. O. Melbourne: Block Elevation, Plan of Floor joists &c., Plan of the roofs.Page 14: P. O. Melbourne: Long. Section A, B. Transverse Section C, D. Elevation of Privies Section of Privies Plan of Privies.Page 15: ?Page 16:General Elevation of Lunatic Asylum, near MelbournePage 17:Lunatic Asylum - 1st Wing: Long. & End Elevation plan. Section on line A, B.Page 18:2nd Wing: Front and West Elevation Ground Plan, Section on line A, B.Page 19:Keepers Quarters: Front Elevation Ground Plan Long. SectionPage 20:Keepers Quarters: Back of Lower End Elevation. Plan of ceiling joists Transverse sectionPage 21 - 24: ?Page 25:Offices for Superintendent of Police Melbourne: Front, Back, End Elevation Transverse section CD. Transverse section EF. PlanPage 26:Watchhouse, new Police Office, Melbourne: Front, Back E, W, Elevation Plan, Transverse sectionPage 27:Watchhouse, Custom House - Melbourne: Front, Back, End Elevation Transverse section AB Transverse section CD Ground PlanPage 28:New Watchhouse, Richmond: (Pentridge same) Front, Back, Side Elevation Transverse section AB. Transverse section CD.Page 29:Watchhouse Brighton: Front, Back, 2 end elevations, section through AB, PlanPage 30:Watchhouse Collingwood: Front, Back, End Elevation. Transverse section AB Plan.Page 31:Watchhouse, Belfast & Warrnambool: Front, Back, Side Elevation. Section on line AB PlanPage 32 - 33: ?Page 34:Post Office, Melbourne: Back, Side Elevation, PlanPage 35:Corio St. Watchhouse, Geelong: Front, End Elevation Long. Section AB, Transverse Section CD plan.Page 36:Immigration Office, Geelong WB Building: Side Elevation, End Elevation No. 1, End Elevation No. 2, PlanPage 37:Immigration Barracks, Geelong: North Elevation, Plan of Upper WardPage 38:Immigration Barracks, Geelong: End Elevation (West), Transverse section No. 2, Long. Section through AB; Washhouse & Office: Elevation, planPage 39:Corio St. Watchhouse, Geelong: Front, Back, End Elevation Transverse section, planPage 40:South Geelong Gaol: Ground PlanPage 41:South Geelong Gaol: Elevation of entrance front. Front Elevation of Gaol, inside elevation looking towards gates. Section through Gaoler's RoomPage 42:Barracks for Orphan Emigrants: Front Elevation, Long. Section PlanPage 43:Washhouse Immigrant Depot, Melbourne: Front, End Elevation Transverse Section Plan; Privies for Orphan Emigrants: Elevation, Plan, Enclosing WallPage 44:Court House, Melbourne: PlanPage 45:CH, Melbourne: Front Elevation, Plan of Upper FloorPage 46:Lighthouse, Gellibrand's Pt. Williamstown: Transverse section, Front elevation, ground plan, plan of lead flat Plan of level of 3rd storey.Page 47:Lighthouse, Shortlands Bluff: Front elevation ground planPage 48:Lighthouse, Cape Otway: Section on line AB on plans, front elevation, plan of base, plan of lanternPage 49:Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters, Cape Otway: Front, end elevation plan, section on line ABPage 50: ?Page 51:Police Office, Warrnambool: Front, back, side elevation, Transverse section, Long. Section PlanPage 52: ?Page 53:Electric Telegraph Station, Melbourne: Front elevation, Ground plan. One pair plan.Page 54:Telegraph Station, Geelong: PlansPage 55:Telegraph Station, Williamstown: Elevations (2) PlanPage 56:Telegraph Station, Shortlands Bluff: Plans (2) (probably ground (1) 1st Floor (2))