The facade of the RS Exton and Co premises at 333 Ann Street.
Brisbane’s Shrine of Remembrance, dedicated on Armistice Day in 1930.
The Story Bridge, spanning Brisbane River, was built between 1935 and 1940.
The Masonic temple at Barcaldine was constructed in 1901.
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QHC grants Grocon Certificate of Immunity
The Queensland Heritage Council (QHC) has granted Grocon Development Pty Ltd’s application to declare its Elizabeth Street development site immune from heritage listing for the next five years.
QHC Chair Professor Peter Coaldrake said the Certificate of Immunity included Pole’s Printery, part of a laneway and a building referred to as Treasury Row all in Elizabeth Street in Brisbane’s CBD.
“The certificate will remain in force for five years and will prevent the site from entry in the Queensland Heritage Register during this time,” Professor Coaldrake said.
“QHC carefully considered the application following two assessments of the site by heritage experts and a full heritage assessment by the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) and decided the site was not of State heritage significance.
“The QHC must weigh applications for certificates of immunity against specific criteria set by the Queensland Heritage Act and consider the significance to the State as a whole; this site did not satisfy any of the criteria for State heritage listing,” he said.
“The Brisbane City Council determined in 2004-2005 that the building and laneway were not places of local heritage significance and declined to put them on its local heritage list.
“QHC understands the developer has all the necessary Brisbane City Council approvals in place and is about to commence demolition.
“The QHC is aware that some members of the community are eager to protect the social urban character and laneways of Brisbane and we have met with representatives of the Love our Laneways group to hear their views.
“The QHC has also met with Grocon and we understand they plan to include a laneway design feature in the development and incorporate some of the materials from the original buildings into the design of the new building,” he said.
The Queensland Heritage Council is the State’s independent peak body and advisor on heritage matters and determines what places are entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
Places entered in the Heritage Register are considered of importance to Queensland’s history and are protected under heritage legislation.