Edward Bartley

Edward Bartley was an architect in New Zealand. He was born in Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. He arrived in New Zealand in 1854 and married Elizabeth Hannken in February 1859. He was active in the Eight Hour Movement, a member of the Royal Rifle Company of Volunteers, Auckland Choral Society, the Microscopic Society, the Photographic Society, The Museum Institute, the Auckland Institute of Architects, and a founding member of the New Zealand Institute of Architects. He worked mainly in Auckland. Notable buildings include Auckland Savings Bank Building, Queen Street, 1881 St John's Church, Ponsonby Road, 1882 Jewish Synagogue, Princes Street, 1884 Costley Home for the Aged Poor, Greenlane, 1889. Jubilee Building, Royal Institute for the Blind, Parnell, 1892 Kings Theatre, Upper Pitt Street, Newton, 1910 Mt Eden Public Library, 1912. He trained Keith Draffin in his office, along with his sons Alfred, Arthur and Frederick. The firm of Bartley & Son continued under Alfred Bartley following the retirement of Edward Bartley in 1914.