Addresses

Outside 245 Chatsworth Road, Coorparoo, Queensland 4151

Type of place

Tram / bus shelter

Period

World War II 1939-1945

Style

Arts and Crafts

Tram Shelter (former)

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Tram Shelter (former)

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Addresses

Outside 245 Chatsworth Road, Coorparoo, Queensland 4151

Type of place

Tram / bus shelter

Period

World War II 1939-1945

Style

Arts and Crafts

This shelter currently serves as a waiting shed for BCC buses. It generally conforms to the P.1008 Standard Waiting Shelter design produced by the BCC Department of Works, in 1945.

Geolocation

-27.50494 153.064665

Key dates

Local Heritage Place Since —

Date of Citation —

Construction

Roof: Terracotta tile;
 Structure: Timber

People/associations

Brisbane City Council Department of Works (Architect)

Criterion for listing

(A) Historical; (B) Rarity; (D) Representative; (H) Historical association

Interactive mapping

City Plan Interactive Mapping

Geolocation

-27.50494 153.064665

Key dates

Local Heritage Place Since —

Date of Citation —

Construction

Roof: Terracotta tile;
 Structure: Timber

People/associations

Brisbane City Council Department of Works (Architect)

Criterion for listing

(A) Historical; (B) Rarity; (D) Representative; (H) Historical association

Interactive mapping

City Plan Interactive Mapping

History

This shelter generally conforms to the P.1008 Standard Waiting Shelter design produced by BCC during the late 1940s.  Drawn by the BCC Department of Works, this design was signed off by City Architect Frank Costello in 1945, although it does not resemble Costello’s style. These shelters closely resembles those constructed by Brisbane Tramway Trust (BTT) during the 1920-30s, and may be a continuation of the earlier BTT design. The hipped roof pavilion shelter stands on a concrete pad straddling the footpath. The roof is clad with terracotta tiles and the eaves are intact. 

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:

Historical

Criterion A

The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of the city's or local area’s history

for their association with the development of public transport since the mid-20th century, and remaining in continuous use as a waiting shelter.

Rarity

Criterion B

The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of the city’s or local area’s cultural heritage

surviving as evidence of the early tram routes and of a form of public transport no longer in use.

Representative

Criterion D

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class or classes of cultural places

as a representative form of tram/bush shelters.

Historical association

Criterion H

The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organization of importance in the city’s or local area’s history

as tram shelters associated with the operations of the BCC Transport Department since 1945.

References

  1. Tram and Bus Shelters: Conservation Management Study, BCC, 2002

Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)

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World War II 1939-1945
Arts and Crafts
Tram / bus shelter
Outside 245 Chatsworth Road, Coorparoo, Queensland 4151
Outside 245 Chatsworth Road, Coorparoo, Queensland 4151
Historical, Rarity, Representative, Historical association