Demolished
Byrne Terrace: Wickham Terrace, Brisbane (demolished)
Byrne Terrace. Wickham Terrace, Brisbane. Photo from the State Library of Queensland
Byrne Terrace was a row of five double storey terraces on Wickham Terrace in Brisbane. Built around 1886 just before the subdivision act which effectively stopped further terrace development, this row of houses overlooked the growing city and its river. Byrne terrace was built for the wealthy and was occupied by businessmen, doctors and medical professionals some of who used the houses as consulting rooms.
Before the construction of terraces houses, Wickham Terrace was noted for its handsome Victorian villas, some of which still exist. However over the next couple of decades Brisbane’s wealthy moved to new estates in suburbs such as Ascot, Hamilton and Indooroopilly.
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Nestle Cottages: Dennington, Victoria (demolished 1987)
Nestle Cottages: Dennington, Victoria (demolished)
Nestle cottages was a very rare1 row of terraces built outside of Warrnambool and although it was added to the Historic Buildings Register in 19862, it was subsequently demolished on appeal by the developer – Nestle3. The terrace was designed in England in 19104.
At the time the media cried foul that heritage was being put before progress. Despite the signatures of 2,000 people from a local conservation group trying to save the building, the state government overturned the heritage listing and the Minister for Planning allowed for their demolition in 1987 3.
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