Torrens Building Torrens Building The Torrens Building, named after Sir Robert Richard Torrens, is a State Heritage listed building on the corner of Victoria Square and Wakefield Street in Adelaide, South Australia. Originally known as the Government Offices, the Torrens Building has been home to a number of government departments for most of its existence. Since 2005, it been the site of the University City Adelaide precinct, housing campuses of Carnegie Mellon University, Cranfield University, University College London and Torrens University. The building created some controversy in 1880 when it was reported that the Government of South Australia was going to import
Henry Torrens Henry Torrens Lieutenant General Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens (24 February 1823 – 1 December 1889) was a British army officer and colonial governor. He was born in Meerut, India, the son of Henry Whitelock Torrens and Eliza Mary Roberts and died in London. Torrens was commissioned as a second Lieutenant in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in 1849. His rise through the ranks was very rapid, reaching the rank of Colonel in 1864. He served in the Crimean War at the major battles, for which he was awarded the Légion d'honneur, followed by service in India during the Indian Mutiny in