The Quadrangle
Bosses depicting individuals
Many bosses recognise individuals, e.g. by faces and by initials.
Faces:
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William Shakespeare, on the rear of the Western Tower - enlargement.
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Dante Alighieri, on the rear of the Western Tower - enlargement.
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The Allan Gamble boss, on the rear of the Clock Tower, (Editor of the alumni magazine "The Gazette" 1951-72) - enlargement.
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Initials - older bosses:
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CN: The Sir Charles Nicholson boss - he was a foundation Fellow 1850-83, Vice-Provost 1851-54 and Provost 1854-62 - enlargement.
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FLSM: The Francis Lewis Shaw Merewether boss - he was a foundation Fellow 1850-75, Vice-Provost 1854-62 and Chancellor 1862-65 - enlargement.
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JRD: The Sir John Bayley Darvall boss - he was a foundation Fellow 1850-68 - enlargement.
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HEB: The Henry Ebenezer Barff boss - Barff was Registrar 1884-1924, and Registrar & Librarian 1893-1914 - enlargement
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GMcR: The George McRae boss - he was Government Architect of Fisher Library, Bookstack & Periodicals Room 1902-18 - enlargement
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JF: The Joseph Fowell boss - he completed the Western Tower & designed decorations on Tower and cloister (1960s) - enlargement |
Initials - newer bosses:
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HTS: The 2011 Howard See boss, on the rear of the Northern Vestibule, in memory of the late Associate Professor, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, photo from the Engineering Sydney Newsletter, Winter 2011
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AGB: The Allan George Bromley boss, on the rear of the Clock Tower, in memory of the late Associate Professor of Computer Science who died in 2002.
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GB and LK: The 2001 Gavin Brown and Leonie Kramer boss by stonecarver Kris Krawczyk, photo, copyright David White - enlargement.
Professor Gavin Brown was Vice-Chancellor 1996–2008. Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer was Deputy Chancellor 1989-1991 and Chancellor 1991-2001.
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CEOS: The 2004 Caroline Elizabeth Oswald Simpson boss was donated by her four children in honour of their mother, a philanthropist, who died unexpectedly at the age of 72 in January 2003, enlargement.
Read her obituary in the SMH.
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