June 2011
1 post
The Destruction of the Elizabeth St Printery
After such a hard-fought campaign it’s difficult to look at these images. Is there a greater heritage travesty in Brisbane than the loss of the Elizabeth St Printery and the 1870’s facades of Treasury Row in the past 30 years?
(Most images supplied by Martin Buckingham)
May 2011
4 posts
The Queensland Heritage Council grants immunity to...
The Queensland Heritage Council has granted the developer Grocon immunity from heritage protection for the next five years for the entire Elizabeth St site. This effectively means the end of the Printery.
It is disappointing to note that the developers have been offered a complete amnesty which, in effect, means that the public have been denied the opportunity to make a submission. The...
The Historical Argument for Why the Elizabeth St...
1) The Elizabeth St Printery (aka the H.Pole & Co Printery) was built in 1915. To put this in context, this is the same year as the diggers went ashore at Gallipoli.
Below- the Town Survey Plan from 1915
2) The Printery is surrounded by listed buildings on three sides- The Family Services Building, the Pancake Manor, the John Mills Himself Building and others on Elizabeth St.
Below- The...
Your chance to save the Elizabeth St Printery!
Dear Lover of Laneways (and perhaps character buildings) in Brisbane, You were kind enough to sign the petition to save the Elizabeth Street Printery and Laneway. Now you have a chance to do something about it. We have submitted a heritage application to the Queensland Government’s Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM). In our research we have discovered this building...
April 2011
11 posts
The Printery was built in 1915
We have discovered that the Printery is older than first thought, and existed at least in 1915, though is possibly older. To put this in context, it was built in the same year as the ANZACS landed in Gallipoli. How do you feel that the BCC, Grocon and the ATO is about to destroy something this precious for a loading bay? Sign the petition here… http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/lolbne/
Our Proposal to Grocon
Our statement after meeting with the developers...
We met with the developer Grocon earlier today to discuss the preservation of the 1920’s Printer’s Warehouse and surrounding laneways off Elizabeth Street. Despite lengthy discussions on proposed design alternatives, we were unable to come to a mutual solution. As it stands this beautiful unlisted heritage building will be demolished, thus joining the long list of Brisbane’s history that is...
Great article about the development...
http://www.brisbanedevelopment.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=177:grocon-a-ato-to-erase-growing-brisbane-laneway&catid=39:rokfeature&Itemid=90
GROCON & ATO TO ERASE GROWING BRISBANE LANEWAY
Written by Eric DavidTuesday, 22 March 2011 00:00
The Brisbane City Council has given the green light to a project which will close down a growing Brisbane CBD...