This photograph is part of the Flickr Friday Photos 2012 group under the theme of “Craft”.
We don’t know much about the many craftsmen who would have worked on the building of Collingwood Town Hall. But we do know about the work of Master Plasterer Larry Harrigan who worked on the restoration of the building in the 1980s.
This photo of the south east corner of the building shows many examples of work that needed the hands of a skilled craftsman like Larry. Examples of this are the capitals of the columns, the window arch, the parapet in front of the window and the urns on top.
There are a number of photos of Larry at work. You can see them here. There is also a DVD about him available at Collingwood Library. One of them is shown below where he puts the finishing touches to a cement-rendered urn similar ro those in the photograph at the beginning of the post.
I was lucky enough to work with Larry as an apprentice through remedial concrete on the savoy building on spencer st, many of his fond memories we’re the times he spent restoring the Collingwood town hall
That’s very interesting to hear. Do you have any memories of what he said?
Hello Scott
I would like to know where I could find some information/knowledge about the restoration of the town hall & whether there is anyone I could speak to?
Thank you