Ashwin and Falconer


Ashwin and Falconer were a stained glazing partnership in Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Their work appears in a number of heritage-listed properties.

History

John Falconer was one of the earliest Sydney stained glaziers establishing his business in 1863 after his arrival in Australia from Glasgow in 1856. He was joined by Frederick Ashwin of Birmingham in 1875 and formed a partnership in 1877 called Falconer and Ashwin, later reversed to Ashwin and Falconer. Falconer continued in practice until 1892 when Ashwin and Falconer became known as Ashwin and Co. Following Frederick Ashwin's death in 1909, John Radecki became chief designer for J. Ashwin & Co, in partnership with Frederick's brother John; he was proprietor of the company from John Ashwin's death in 1920 until 1954. Radecki's daughter Winifred Siedlecky continued the company until the building's owners demolished the premises in Dixon Street in 1961.

Significant works

The company produced many outstanding windows including:
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