James Manning (architect)

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James Manning (1814–1893) was an English born architect and builder, active in Perth Western Australia. He trained as a civil engineer, and worked in London, sailing to Perth in 1850 to assume the position of the Clerk of Works in the Comptroller-General's office in Western Australia.{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |last1=Oldham |first1=Ray |title=Manning, James (1814–1893) |id2=manning-james-4148 |accessdate=28 September 2020}} In this role he played an active part in the construction of a number of key colonial buildings.

Manning was known to have signed the plans for the following projects:

• [http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/78b748d5-6bad-4877-8425-321221174161 Convict Depot] (1856, 1859) at Mount Eliza
• Commissariat Stores (1856)
• Geraldton Courthouse (1866)
• Toodyay gaol (1868)
• [http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/db932ee5-1682-43cd-b9d1-6e16c73decd6 Northampton Police Station] (1867)
• William Police Station (1867)
• Kojanup Police Station (1868)
• Lower Blackwood Police Station (1868)
• Government House (Stage 2), Rottnest
• Wooden jetty, Albany
• Wooden jetty, Vasse
• Wooden jetty, Bunbury
• Wooden jetty, Fremantle
• Wooden jetty, Champion Bay
• Fremantle Traffic Bridge (1864–66)
• Old Bunbury Post Office and Bonded Store (fmr)