SHARKEY ALBUM, PUBLIC BUILDINGS
c. 1895B/W Prints (a) Two-storey, stone building with Gothic window and arch to entry, above which is another gothic window. Roof and turrets have crenellated parapets. Guard and sentry box in foreground. (b) Two-storey building. Central entry has pillars and clock in gable. Above is an octagonal tower with domed roof and cupola. Lower floor of the wings have verandahs with pillars. Railing fence, shrubs and pavement in foreground. (c) Impressive stone entry with lion's head as keystone of arch, coat of arms and heavy pediment above. Infill has two barred windows and two doors. Three-storey wing on left has small windows: larger wing on right has upper balcony and arches to lower floors. There is an cart, shed and barrels in foreground.
Lived at the 'Appy 'Ome as a bachelor. Born in 1868 in New South Wales, Raymond Sharkey was an architect and surveyor and amateur photographer. He worked for a time in Esperance and the goldfields. He married Edith Florence Ray in Melbourne on October 4th, 1899. They had four children Josephine, Peggy, Maida and Bruce. Moved to 3 Victoria Avenue 'Wainomi in 1903'. While living in Claremont, worked as a draughtsman for the Public Works Department. Died of a heart attack at the Subiaco train station at age 41 on September 22, 1910.
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