Addresses
Type of place
Flat building, Shop/s
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Composite
This is an image of the local heritage place known as 'Mansted House' (former)
Mansted House (former)
Addresses
Type of place
Flat building, Shop/s
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Composite
This row of shops, with flats on the upper level, was built about 1937. In January 1938 a modern and attractive flat was advertised to let in ‘a new brick building with every convenience’ and to apply to Mrs Tedman. The property had been transferred to Ernest William and Mary-Ann Tedman in 1932. Though the complex was apparently known as ‘Tedman’s Building’, it was listed in 1939 as ‘Mansted House’, 81 Merthyr Road, and included a pastrycook, butchery, hairdressers, grocery store, dressmakers and mixed business. There are two footpath entrances to the building’s upper level. One is at 81 Merthyr Road and the other at 888 Brunswick Street. The whole property was transferred to Tedman’s widow in 1963 and then to Platon Holdings in 1965. Features of the interwar building include the pressed metal ceilings under the footpath awning, leadlight windows above doorway entrances, and on the upper level, the stucco and face-brick facade with sets of casement windows under tiled-roof gablets.
Also known as
Tedmans Building
Lot plan
L1_RP8744; L2_RP8745
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Tile;Walls: Masonry
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) RarityInteractive mapping
Also known as
Tedmans Building
Lot plan
L1_RP8744; L2_RP8745
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Tile;Walls: Masonry
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) RarityInteractive mapping
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:
References
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Brisbane City Council Properties on the Web
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Brisbane City Council, 1946 aerial photographs.
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Brisbane City Council, Sewerage Maps, Detail Plan No 168, 18 June 1925
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Ancestry.com. Australian Death Index, 1787-1985, for Ernest William Tedman
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Brisbane City Council, New Farm and Teneriffe Hill Heritage and Character Study, Oct 1995, pg 91
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Australian Electoral Rolls, Division of Brisbane, Subdivision of Merthyr, 1936, 1937
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Department of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland Certificates of Title.
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Queensland Post Office Directory, 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940
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Benjamin, J. and G. Grant, Reflections on New Farm, New Farm & Districts Historical Society, 2008, pg 64
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Bennett, H, ‘New Farm from quality street to mixed assortment’, Brisbane Houses, Gardens, Suburbs and Congregations, Papers No 22, Brisbane History Group, 2010 pg 162-163
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Apperly, R., R. Irving, P. Reynolds, A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture, 1989, pg 150-153;184-187
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Courier Mail, 3 Jan 1938, pg 18
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Courier Mail, 5 Jan 1938, pg 19
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)