 He designed a number of notable shop/ office/ residence blocks in a distinctive eclectic style that included polychrome brickwork with cement render classical details over three storeys; there are two such blocks in Auburn Village in Hawthorn, on Auburn Road, near Burwood Road, and a larger one on Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.that is now named after the architect as the Beswicke Building.Some of his houses feature distinctive corner turrets with 'candle snuffer' roofs, his own house Rotha sports the first example, with square ones on the three houses at 5, 7, 9 Yarra Street, Hawthorn, with later examples on Redholme (Warwillah) and Talana.