Although Walter and Marion Griffin were prodigious designers, only 15 of their domestic houses were constructed.The Fishwick was built in 1929. It was not a good economic period.
The client was Thomas W Fishwick, a representative of John Fowler & Co of Leeds. Built on a wedge-shaped block in The Citadel, it presents a forbidding narrow façade to the street, but has panoramic views to The Spit. Each of the Griffin houses is instantly recognisable, with their flat roofs and natural rock construction.
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