Addresses
Type of place
Fire hydrant
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Fire hydrant (Dornoch Tce). Photograph taken on 31 August 2019.
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Fire hydrant (Dornoch Tce). Photograph taken on 31 August 2019.
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Fire hydrant (Dornoch Tce). Photograph taken on 31 August 2019.
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Fire hydrant
Fire hydrant
Addresses
Type of place
Fire hydrant
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
In 1896, Brisbane Fire Brigade Superintendant John Hinton called for fixed pillar fire hydrants to be installed Brisbane’s city centre. Pillar hydrants were hydraulically more efficient than the stand pipes or portable hydrants then in use. Across the river, the South Brisbane Municipal Council followed suit, installing hydrants for the South Brisbane Volunteer Fire Brigade by 1902. Initially the hydrants were placed around South Brisbane’s commercial centre of Stanley Street. In 1913, the South Brisbane Fire Board requested another 25 hydrants, (cost of £120) to be installed in other streets. This hydrant was manufactured by A. Sergeant & Co. under instructions from the Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. The MWSSB ceased in 1928 and it is likely that this fire hydrant dates from the 1920s. Less than half a dozen cast iron fire hydrants remain across Brisbane.
Geolocation
-27.487545 153.018421
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Structure: Cast ironPeople/associations
A. Sargeant & Co. Ltd (Association);the Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (Association)
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) Rarity; (D) Representative; (E) Aesthetic; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
Geolocation
-27.487545 153.018421
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Structure: Cast ironPeople/associations
A. Sargeant & Co. Ltd (Association);the Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (Association)
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) Rarity; (D) Representative; (E) Aesthetic; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
History
Placed strategically near the intersection of Dornoch Terrace, Gladstone Road and Gloucester Street, this cast iron fire hydrant provided protection against any building or vehicle fire from blocking this major Brisbane artery.
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)