Addresses
Type of place
Warehouse
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Queenslander
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Bulk store
Bulk store
Addresses
Type of place
Warehouse
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Queenslander
This building was constructed circa 1926 as a bulk store for prefabricated concrete blocks that were developed for use as a convenient building medium by noted Brisbane builder Walter Taylor. Blocks from this store were used to construct a number of local buildings, including houses like 8 Rakeevan Road, directly opposite. Though the building later acquired the brick extension at front, it remains significant for its association with Walter Taylor.
Lot plan
L3_RP77403
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls
People/associations
Walter Taylor (Architect)Criterion for listing
(H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L3_RP77403
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls
People/associations
Walter Taylor (Architect)Criterion for listing
(H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
History
Walter Taylor was born in Sheffield England in 1872. His family had emigrated to Australia when he was ten years old. Taylor worked for the railways in Queensland until 1902 when he returned to England to market some inventions. He returned to Australia in 1912, having spent much of his time overseas studying methods of reinforced concrete construction.
In Queensland, Taylor undertook construction contracts with many leading architects, building such structures as Trittons furniture warehouse at North Quay; Brisbane Newspaper Company bulk stores at William and Margaret Streets; warehouse and offices for Hooper & Harrison Ltd, G Smith Esq, Hoey Fry Ltd, and Gordon and Gotch. He also built the nine story Craigston Flats in Wickham Street; No 2 Block and the Nurses Quarters at the Brisbane General Hospital; RSL Club in Elizabeth Street; Tristram’s Aerated Water Factory at South Brisbane; and the Breakfast Creek bridge, Albion.
In his local district he constructed two residences on Austral Ave, the Central Buildings at 327 Honour Ave (which contained shops and his own office), the shop and residence at 335 Honour Ave, and these premises, a bulk store for his prefabricated concrete blocks at 11 Rakeevan Rd. He also designed and built the Graceville Methodist Church, and two homes for himself, at 15 Molonga Tce and 95 Banks Road.
He is probably best known for the 1936 Walter Taylor suspension bridge that crosses the Brisbane River at Chelmer, which he both designed and constructed. Taylor was heavily involved in the administration of the Methodist Church in Queensland for almost fifty years, and also in community work. He was president of the Graceville Progress Association and the Indooroopilly-Chelmer Centenary Memorial Bridge League. An inventor, designer and builder, Taylor was also an accomplished bookbinder, exhibiting in Brisbane in 1924 in conjunction with Lloyd Rees.
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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Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland Certificates of Title
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Walter Taylor South Character and Heritage Study, BCC Heritage Unit, 1997
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Brisbane City Council Water Supply & Sewerage Detail Plans
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Brisbane City Council Department of Works Building Registers 1925-1945
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)