24-554: The Brisbane Magistrates Court building is located at 363 George Street , Brisbane in Queensland , Australia . The building is one of the many locations in the state that houses the Magistrates Court of Queensland . The building is a modern, purpose-built facility which currently contains 26 courtrooms. These include a dedicated Murri Court, two Coroners courts and four Small Claims hearing rooms. The building has
48-626: A central light fitting and swing gates. A section of the George Street carpark is bounded by a wire fence and a large fig tree is located in the Alice and George Street corner garden. Queensland Club was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The Queensland Club
72-576: A member of the club, was appointed architect. The proximity to the seat of government made it an appropriate locale for the new club premises. Stanley's plans were modified by the members and finally approved in March 1882. The contractor was J Smith and Sons and the contract sum was £ 14,150. The building was opened in June 1884 and contained 41 members' bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a clubroom, dining room, billiard room, smoking room, visitors room, offices and
96-494: A recreational venue and accommodation for men of common interests and socio-economic backgrounds. Members were mainly pastoralists, politicians, and business and professional men. The club met initially in small premises in Mary Street . As membership increased, a larger venue was required and in 1881 the club purchased three allotments on the corner of George and Alice Streets, which was known as Hodgsons Corner. FDG Stanley,
120-410: A series of explosions, killing one woman and injuring 38 other people. The damage to buildings in George Street and neighbouring streets as well as roads and other infrastructure was estimated at $ 500,000. George Street has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: The Queen's Wharf development of an entertainment precinct will be bounded by Queen Street , George Street, Alice Street and
144-452: A staircase with cast iron balustrading. The ground floor contains large and lofty reception rooms and a dining room in the northern wing. The joinery is of cedar with restrained plasterwork mostly original. The upper floors contain guest rooms. Both street frontages are fenced with a low rendered masonry retaining wall with square piers and cast iron balustrade infill. The Alice Street main entrance features an ogee shaped cast iron arch with
168-627: A tennis court. In 1973, a green ban was imposed on the Queensland Club by the Builders Labourers Federation to stop its destruction to make an office block, along with green bans on The Mansions and Bellevue Hotel . In 1985 a fire caused damage to the club premises and changes to the room layout of the upper floor bedrooms were carried out in conjunction with the repair work. Minor renovations were undertaken during 1990–1991. The Queensland Club, located on
192-560: Is important because of its aesthetic significance. The Queensland Club exhibits particular aesthetic characteristics valued by the community through its contribution to the streetscape at Alice and George Streets, and to Parliament House and the Botanic Gardens. The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. The Queensland Club
216-445: Is important in demonstrating the pattern of Queensland's history as an example of the transposition of a British, class oriented gentlemen's club, to Brisbane Society. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places. The building demonstrates the principal characteristics of a nineteenth century purpose built, exclusive men's club based on British tradition. The place
240-667: Is one of the largest infrastructure projects to incorporate the Queensland Government's Art Built-in policy, which requires two per cent of the capital works budget to be spent on art projects within the development. The building features a range of public artworks including sculptures, murals and paintings. George Street, Brisbane George Street is a major street located in the Brisbane CBD in Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. George Street extends from
264-510: Is significant for its special association with the work of architect FDG Stanley, a member of the Queensland Club. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by
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#1732779949002288-552: Is the Roma Street railway station . George Street as well as Queen Street , Wickham Street and the area known as Petrie Bight were unsealed and often dusty before 1899. In 1897, the North Brisbane Council held an election on whether a loan should be raised so the streets could be woodblocked. Agreement was given after a close decision by only a third of registered voters, however the results were limited as
312-546: The Brisbane River (including all of William Street ). All of the non-heritage buildings on the site will be demolished. [REDACTED] Media related to George Street, Brisbane at Wikimedia Commons Queensland Club Queensland Club is a heritage-listed club house at 19 George Street, Brisbane City , City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built from 1882 to 1888 by J Smith & Sons. It
336-734: The Queensland Club ). It was refurbished and re-opened as the Kingsley Private Hotel in July 1922. It has since been demolished. The Bellevue Hotel opened on the western corner of George and Alice Streets c. 1885 . It served for many years as Brisbane's premier hotel. Without any prior public announcement, the Queensland Government demolished the building overnight on 20 April 1979. In 1911, Queensland belatedly established its first university,
360-700: The Queensland University of Technology's Garden Point campus and City Botanic Gardens at its south-east end ( 27°28′32″S 153°01′41″E / 27.4756°S 153.0281°E / -27.4756; 153.0281 ( George Street (south-east end) ) ), through the commercial centre of Brisbane ( Queen Street and Queen Street Mall ), through to Roma Street railway station at its north-west end ( 27°28′00″S 153°01′11″E / 27.4667°S 153.0196°E / -27.4667; 153.0196 ( George Street (north-west end) ) ). The State Parliament House building for
384-562: The University of Queensland , in the Old Government House at the end of George Street. By the late 1930s, the university outgrew this site, moving its main campus to St Lucia after World War II . On Friday 17 July 1970, a faulty fuse in a traffic light created a spark that ignited a leaking gas pipe running through the basements of several George Street buildings (between Queen Street and Adelaide Street) which caused
408-911: The capacity to expand to 39 courtrooms. Construction started in September 2002 and the building was opened on 16 November 2004 by the Premier , Peter Beattie . The total budget for the project was A$ 135.5 million. The building was designed to provide improved support for victims and their families, and to vulnerable witnesses. It also contains a range of environmentally sustainable design initiatives including economy-cycle air conditioning, energy efficient lighting, rainwater tanks that hold 46 000 litres of water for use on external landscaping, motion sensors that lower air-conditioning and lighting when rooms are unoccupied, extensive use of passive sun control and low energy glass, solar hot water, and waste streaming systems. The Brisbane Magistrates Court building
432-417: The corner of Alice and George Streets diagonally opposite Parliament House , is a three-storey rendered brick building incorporating Italianate elements. The building is a broad 'H'-shape in plan form, with its long elevation to Alice Street and one side to George Street . The main entry is in the central part of the building beneath a deep porch . There are verandahs on two levels across the front and down
456-415: The entry. Above the third level the building has an open parapet and large ornate urns at the corner of each wing. A classical pediment topped by a finial is located above the entry. The main entry has a large semi-circular fan-light. On the ground floor the windows are double hung sashes and on the first floor French-lights. The grounds contain mature trees and tennis court. The spacious entrance hall has
480-465: The necessary kitchens, servants rooms and toilets, providing a "home away from home" for society's male elite. In September 1888 the club purchased the adjoining site in Alice Street for £ 4,000, and stables, laundry and a bottle house were erected. Three years later these buildings were demolished and a bowling green established. The green remained mostly unused and in 1900, it was converted to
504-421: The side of each wing. These are supported by Tuscan columns on the ground floor and slender Corinthian cast iron columns on the first floor. The balustrades on both levels are of decorative cast ironwork . At the end of each wing is a projecting bay window on the ground and first floor level with open balustrade above. Quoins punctuate the corners of the building and there are banded piers on either side of
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#1732779949002528-557: The state of Queensland and Brisbane Square , as well as the Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law and the State Law Building are found on the street. Queens Gardens , Treasury Building , Lands Administration Building and The Mansions are all located on George Street. Other office towers built on George Street include 111 George Street , 275 George Street and 400 George Street . At the northern end
552-595: The surface was very slippery during the rain and buckled during heavy rains. The first private residence in Brisbane, a weatherboard, low-ceilinged cottage, was built on George Street. The building remained intact into the 1880s but like similar early houses in the central business district they have been demolished and the land redeveloped. In 1867, the Menzies Private Hotel was established at 28 George Street (corner of Margaret Street and adjacent to
576-662: Was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. The Queensland Club building was constructed between 1882-84. The club was established in December 1859 following the apparent success of the North Australian Club in Ipswich , and coinciding with the establishment of Queensland as a separate colony. Adopting the British tradition of private clubs for influential members of the community, it provided
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