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223 Flinders Street, Townsville
| Source: |
Go to the Queensland
Heritage Register for more information. |
| Identifier: |
600902 |
| Location: |
223 Flinders Street, TOWNSVILLE |
Local
Government: |
TOWNSVILLE CITY COUNCIL |
| State: |
QLD |
Statement of
Significance: |
223 Flinders Street, Townsville, erected in
1885, is important in exhibiting a range of aesthetic
characteristics valued by the Townsville community, in particular
its contribution in scale, form and materials to the streetscape of
Flinders Street and to the Townsville townscape. It has a special
association with early and prominent Townsville resident William
Clayton, and his contribution to the development of Townsville in
the late 19th century. |
| Description: |
223 Flinders Street, Townsville is a
two-storeyed rendered masonry building, with a corrugated iron gable
roof concealed behind a parapet wall, located on the northern side
of Flinders Street at the base of Melton Hill. The ground floor
facade has a recessed central entry with anodised aluminium framed
windows on each side and glazing and glazed tiles to the walls. A
metal awning is supported by the first floor facade, which consists
of three arched windows with aluminium framed hoppers, framed by
pilasters and cornice, surmounted by a central pediment with
rendered balustrade. The first floor is at ground level at the rear,
with a concreted courtyard, containing air conditioning equipment,
and separating it from a single-storeyed residence fronting Melton
Terrace. Internally, the restaurant has original stairs on the
eastern side linking the ground and first floor, false ceilings,
partition walls and recent fixtures and finishes. There are dining
rooms to both floors, and a kitchen is located on the ground floor
at the rear with a concrete stair, built against excavated rock
face, accessing the rear courtyard above. A third staircase has been
inserted in the centre of the building to conform to fire
regulations. | |
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