Hawkesbury History: The partnership of Pickup and Commons

By Cathy McHardy, Hawkesbury Family History Group
Updated August 2 2021 - 11:52am, first published 11:24am
St. Albans Court and Watch-house completed in 1892 at a cost of over £1460. Picture: Cathy McHardy, 2009.
St. Albans Court and Watch-house completed in 1892 at a cost of over £1460. Picture: Cathy McHardy, 2009.

In October 1893, the Windsor and Richmond Gazette announced the dissolution of the partnership of William Pickup and William Commons due to the ill-health of Mr Commons. Lasting many years, the collaboration was responsible for the construction and maintenance of many significant public buildings across the Hawkesbury District.