Addresses
Type of place
House, Clinic
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Queenslander
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Health Clinic
Health Clinic
Addresses
Type of place
House, Clinic
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Queenslander
This large timber residence was constructed circa 1921 for Herbert Lyon and his wife Gertrude. In 1924, Dr. Antony St. Ledger and his wife Kathleen purchased the property and by 1925 had built a medical practice at the front of the block where Antony worked. In the early 1950s the property was sold and the house was converted into flats. The surgery was also extended at this time and appears to have remained in continuous use as a medical practice since 1925.
Also known as
Health Care Centre
Lot plan
L1_SP224976; Common property_SP224977
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (D) RepresentativeInteractive mapping
Also known as
Health Care Centre
Lot plan
L1_SP224976; Common property_SP224977
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (D) RepresentativeInteractive mapping
History
This house may have been built by the Lyon family circa 1921. Herbert James Edwin Lyon and his wife Gertrude Mary acquired title to the property in that year. James Lyon appears to have been living in the immediate vicinity since 1919.
In December 1924 Dr Antony Waddington St. Ledger and his wife Kathleen Josephine obtained the property, and St Ledger established his medical practice on-site. He had previously practiced at Cunnamulla. St Ledger remained in Bulimba until his death, although he had also established a medical practice on Wickham Tce by 1938. On the death of his wife in 1951 title passed to Dr I C Morrison and his wife Adelaide Mary.
The Morrisons converted the dwelling into flats but also organised and extension to the surgery in 1954. A carport was added in 1965.
The site appears to have been in continuous use as a medical practice since 1925.
Statement of significance
Relevant assessment criteria
This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)