About Francis Greenway
Lived 1777 – 1837 (aged 59). Francis Greenway was an Australian and British architect and civil servant.
Posthumous tributes Francis Greenway on the first Australian 10-dollar note, perhaps the only convicted forger in the world depicted on a banknote.Greenway's face was shown on the first Australian decimal-currency $10 note (1966–93).
Greenway is the eponym of a NSW Federal electorate, a suburb of Canberra, and a high school in Woodberry, a suburb of Maitland.
Francis Greenway Drive in the suburb of Cherrybrook is named in his honour, as is the Vaucluse home of the Australian architect Leslie Wilkinson (1882–1973).
A Correctional Centre complex near Windsor, NSW is called the Francis Greenway Correctional Complex.
Selected list of works
The following works were either designed by Greenway or were influenced by Greenway:
Structure name Location Period Architectural style Contribution Heritage status Image Notes Cadmans Cottage 1815–1816 Supervised construction 100px Cleveland House Surry Hills Contribution uncertain Clifton Hotel and Assembly Rooms building Bristol 1806–1809 Supervised construction Grade II* listed building on the National Heritage List for England 100px First Government House, Sydney Bridge Street, Sydney 1810–1820 Italianate Extensions 100px Hobartville Contribution uncertain Hyde Park Barracks Macquarie Street, Sydney 1818–1819 Architect 100px Judge's House Sydney Also attributed to W. Harper Old Government House Parramatta Timber portico only 100px St James' Church Queen's SquarePhillip Street, Sydney 1820–1824 Architect 100px St Luke's Anglican Church 1818–1820 Architect 100px St Matthew's Church 1817 Architect 100px Supreme Court of New South Wales Cnr King and Elizabeth streets, Sydney 1820–1828 Architect 100px Sydney Conservatorium of Music Macquarie Street, Sydney Architect 100px Windsor Court House 1821 Architect
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Important facts
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Francis Greenway's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Francis Greenway?
English architect
When was Francis Greenway born?
Francis Greenway was born on 20 November 1777 in Bristol.
When did Francis Greenway die?
Francis Greenway died on 1 September 1837 in New South Wales.
What was Francis Greenway's occupation?
Francis Greenway was an architect and civil servant.
What nationality was Francis Greenway?
Francis Greenway was Australian and British.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Francis Greenway. https://biography.guide/francis-greenway/
MLA: "Francis Greenway." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/francis-greenway/.
Chicago: "Francis Greenway." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/francis-greenway/.
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