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Hillyard's Shop House is a rare surviving 1860s detached brick shop house complete with service wing and covered carriage-way, indicative of a way of life no longer common in Brisbane, and is important for its association with the early commercial development of the One-mile Swamp (Woolloongabba)
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Hillyard's Shop House is a rare surviving 1860s detached brick shop house complete with service wing and covered carriage-way, indicative of a way of life no longer common in Brisbane, and is important for its association with the early commercial development of the One-mile Swamp (Woolloongabba)
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After George Hillyard died in 1881 his widow opened a fancy toy shop in part of the building, and William Hillyard continued with the watchmaking business. They sold the Stanley Street property in 1885.
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Despite a number of modifications, the building retains much of the original character. The most significant alterations are the removal of both the early clock tower and the internal staircase.
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The building comprises a main shop on the ground floor, residential accommodation on the first floor, an arched covered carriage-way through to the rear of the property, and a brick and iron
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Over the subsequent century a variety of small businesses have operated from the ground floor, with the first floor rented as boarding rooms and more recently occupied by
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kitchen extension, which projects as a one-storeyed wing at the rear along the western side. The carriage-way has been enclosed to create another shop.
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brick, two-storeyed shop houses on adjacent properties fronting Stanley Street. It makes a strong contribution to the Woolloongabba townscape.
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The Hillyard family ran a successful watchmaking and jewellery business from the premises for nearly twenty years. Their shop boasted a
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The kitchen wing consists of three rooms with a double fireplace, probably initially housing kitchen, dining room and servant's room.
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It was one of the earliest masonry buildings at One-mile Swamp (Woolloongabba), erected during the 1860s development of that part of
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The ground floor has been altered and the main shop facade appears to have been remodelled in the 1920s.
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The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage.
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The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.
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The first floor is substantially intact. It contains five rooms, including a large front
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at some stage, an advertisement which served as a convenience for passing travellers and
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roof with a square platform at the top. Probably it was shingled originally.
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on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the
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This two-storeyed brick shop house was constructed in the mid-1860s for
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carriage way/drive, residential accommodation – manager's house/quarters
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streetscape, and particularly significant as one of a pair of
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The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.
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on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.
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watchmaker George Hillyard, who purchased the site in 1865.
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Hillyards shop house is situated in Stanley Street between
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It was added to the 415:has been boarded over, and a curved iron street 605:This Knowledge article was originally based on 396:with a central circular opening which houses a 363:, another c.1865 two-storeyed brick building. 230:Location of Hillyards Shop House in Queensland 8: 250: 222: 384:is distinguished by a small rendered brick 29: 20: 626:"Queensland heritage register boundaries" 441:lined ceilings feature central circular 373:The core is capped by a steeply pitched 637:licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, 525: 475:Hillyards Shop House was listed on the 565: 563: 561: 559: 557: 555: 553: 551: 549: 18:Historic site in Queensland, Australia 571:"Hillyards Shop House (entry 601059)" 547: 545: 543: 541: 539: 537: 535: 533: 531: 529: 505:The place is an integral part of the 191: 175: 167: 159: 151: 143: 134: 7: 188:–ongoing (historical commercial use) 681:Commercial buildings in Queensland 619:licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, 608:"The Queensland heritage register" 14: 359:and Merton Road, and adjacent to 649: 600: 258:Hillyards Shop House (Australia) 249: 242: 221: 214: 325:as an early commercial centre. 461:open onto the front verandah. 105:1840s–1860s (mid-19th century) 1: 579:. 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Stanley Street
Woolloongabba
City of Brisbane
Queensland
27°29′09″S 153°01′47″E / 27.4859°S 153.0296°E / -27.4859; 153.0296
Queensland Heritage Register
Hillyards Shop House is located in Queensland
Hillyards Shop House is located in Australia
general store
Stanley Street
Woolloongabba
City of Brisbane
Queensland
Queensland Heritage Register
Brisbane
Stanley Street
clock tower
drovers
squatters
Clarence Corner
Pollocks shop house
skillion-roofed
corrugated-iron
facade
parapet
urns
pediment
ventilation duct
gable

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