Addresses

At 267 Given Terrace, Paddington, Queensland 4064

Type of place

Shop/s, Shophouse

Period

Victorian 1860-1890

Style

Free Gothic

This is an image of the local heritage place known as Sheard's Bakery (former)

Sheard's Bakery (former)

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Addresses

At 267 Given Terrace, Paddington, Queensland 4064

Type of place

Shop/s, Shophouse

Period

Victorian 1860-1890

Style

Free Gothic

In the 1880s, Paddington’s growing population created a demand for essential services like grocers and bakeries, with substantial retail structures being constructed along major routes. Constructed circa 1888, Sheard’s Bakery is an example of a traditional brick, tin and timber shop which demonstrates the development of Paddington, particularly the main thoroughfare of Given Terrace, from the late nineteenth century.

Also known as

Lane's Bakery

Lot plan

  • L1_BUP8542;
  • L2_BUP8542;
  • L3_BUP8542;
  • L4_BUP8542;
  • L5_BUP8542

Key dates

Local Heritage Place Since —

Date of Citation —

Construction

Roof: Corrugated iron;
Walls: Brick - Painted

Criterion for listing

(A) Historical; (D) Representative; (E) Aesthetic

Interactive mapping

City Plan Interactive Mapping

Also known as

Lane's Bakery

Lot plan

  • L1_BUP8542;
  • L2_BUP8542;
  • L3_BUP8542;
  • L4_BUP8542;
  • L5_BUP8542

Key dates

Local Heritage Place Since —

Date of Citation —

Construction

Roof: Corrugated iron;
Walls: Brick - Painted

Criterion for listing

(A) Historical; (D) Representative; (E) Aesthetic

Interactive mapping

City Plan Interactive Mapping

History

By the 1880s, Paddington was closely settled by Europeans, with gracious homes occupying the higher more prestigious sites and the slopes and valleys taken up by the workers’ cottages of artisans and the working classes. Shops and businesses built to cater to Paddington’s growing population developed along the major transport route of Given and La Trobe Terraces. The extension of the tramline to Paddington along the terraces in 1897 was a further stimulus to development along this route.

In 1864, John Robertson of Sydney purchased the property upon which the shop would later be built. In 1865, this block was subdivided into smaller allotments of which several along Given Terrace were purchased by John Connolly of Gayndah. Connolly mortgaged the property twice during the 1870s before selling subdivision 17 to Robert John Miller in 1883. The dimensions of this parcel have remained the same from 1865 until the present day. 

The first indication of a building on the site is in 1888 when Sheard’s Bakery appears in the post office directories. It was constructed at a time when the burgeoning local population was creating a demand for services such as bakeries, grocers and bootmakers. The following year Sheard formed a partnership with Urban Lane, another baker, but by 1890 Lane bought the property and Sheard opened his own bakery on Latrobe Terrace. By the late 1890s, the segment of Given Terrace between Great George Street and Elizabeth Street (now Hayward) had several buildings whose tenants included a boot maker, bottle dealer, baker, shoeing and general smith, and a confectioner. 

Lane operated this bakery until 1913 after which it continued to operate under the management of various bakers. The retail premises from which the bread and fancy goods were sold were at the front of the building, and the ovens and stables were at the rear. Drays would unload their products at the rear of the shop. The property was sold after Lane’s death in 1926 but continued as a bakery up until at least the 1930s.

This former bakery provides physical evidence of the development of Given Terrace as the most important thoroughfare and business centre of Paddington from the late 19th century. Its history also illustrates the changing nature of the commercial needs of the Paddington community over a century. In addition, it makes an important contribution to the historical character of the Given Terrace streetscape.

In more recent times, businesses such as Dance’s Bakery, Café Trinity and Faces Restaurant have occupied the structure.

Description

Sited on the street boundary alignment of Given Terrace, this steeply pitched transverse gable, two storey brick building maintains the characteristic of its original style as a commercial building from the 1880s.

The building has a symmetrical front facade organised with a pair of double hung windows on the top level, shaded with individual awnings, and two full length windows at the street level, either side of the main entry door. A corrugated iron skillion roof, spanning the width of the footpath, with triangular timber spandrels at each end and supported by three square timber posts, provides weather protection at the street level frontage and entry.

The large chimney rising above the roof at the rear left of the building, is a reminder of its former use as a bakery. A small vertical window opening is situated high on the gable ends walls on either side of the building.

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

  1. Brannock Humphreys Town Planning Consultants, La Trobe and Given Terraces Local Area Plan, 1991.

  2. Heritage Trail LaTrobe and Given Terraces, Paddington, Brisbane City Council Heritage Unit, Series No.10, 3rd Edition

  3. Queensland Post Office Directories


Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised September 2020)

Victorian 1860-1890
Free Gothic
Shop/s
Shophouse
At 267 Given Terrace, Paddington, Queensland 4064
At 267 Given Terrace, Paddington, Queensland 4064
  • L1_BUP8542;
  • L2_BUP8542;
  • L3_BUP8542;
  • L4_BUP8542;
  • L5_BUP8542
Historical, Representative, Aesthetic