21-639: Normanby could be: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Normanby, Queensland Normanby Division , a local government area in Queensland Shire of Normanby , a local government area in Queensland Normanby Island (Queensland) Electoral district of Normanby (disambiguation) , Queensland Normanby River , third largest river in Australia and largest Australian river to
42-590: A prominent location on the northern ridge above Petrie Terrace , and dominates the vista at the Normanby Fiveways. It occupies a corner site and is two-storeyed to Musgrave Road and three to Kelvin Grove Road at the rear, where the land drops steeply. The building consists of a central rectangular block with two wings at the rear and projecting bays at the front. The whole is capped by an elaborately gabled roof of corrugated iron, with Tudor style timber detailing in
63-554: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Normanby, Queensland The Normanby Fiveways is the intersection of five major roads to the north-east of the Brisbane central business district , Queensland , Australia. The intersection consists of: The intersection takes its name from the Normanby Hotel on the corner of Musgrave Road and Kelvin Grove Road, which in turn
84-577: Is important in illustrating the principal characteristics of its type. It demonstrates an early Brisbane use of Queen Anne stylistic elements in commercial design, and, along with the Norman Hotel at Buranda, is important as one of the few known examples of the commercial work of Brisbane architect JB Nicholson. The place is important because of its aesthetic significance. It is a picturesque, substantially intact, late 19th century hotel, employing decorative elements calculated to be popularly pleasing, and
105-663: Is important in illustrating the principal characteristics of its type. The place has strong landmark quality, and both the 1890 main building and the interwar bottleshop, along with mature trees in the grounds, make a significant contribution to the Red Hill/Petrie Terrace townscape. The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. It demonstrates an early Brisbane use of Queen Anne stylistic elements in commercial design, and, along with
126-582: Is one-way south, simplifying traffic movement through the (now traffic light controlled) intersection. The construction of the Inner City Bypass and the Go Between Bridge have removed much of the long-distance north-south traffic away from the Normanby Fiveways. The opening of the Legacy Tunnel in 2015 was intended to redirect a greater proportion of traffic to and from the western suburbs away from
147-557: The Norman Hotel at Buranda , is important as one of the few known examples of the commercial work of Brisbane architect JB Nicholson. The interwar bottleshop is significant as a substantially intact and increasingly rare example of its type. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places. It is a picturesque, substantially intact, late 19th century hotel, employing decorative elements calculated to be popularly pleasing, and
168-527: The gable ends, cast-iron finials above, and decorative brick chimneys . The principal facades to the southwest and southeast are richly ornamented with cantilevered balconies beneath the gables, arcaded verandahs, and an oriel window which once overlooked the city. The Musgrave Road facade has been altered at street level, but the upper level remains intact. At the rear are two additions: an interwar single-storeyed masonry extension, and an unsympathetic modern brick bottle shop. Established shade trees to
189-518: The Burtons) decided to demolish the hotel to make way for the newer larger hotel facing Musgrave Road . Architect John Beauchamp Nicholson called tenders for the new Normanby Hotel in late 1889. The successful contractor was Thomas Game with a price of £ 4,100, including fittings. The new hotel was formally opened on Monday 1 December 1890 with a dinner for fifty men, most of them prominent citizens including James Drake and John Annear (both Members of
210-518: The Norman Fiveways was now the most congested intersection in Brisbane yet no action had been taken to introduce traffic lights as the government did not have the funds. Traffic lights and alternative strategies such as a subway to carry traffic going between Countess Street and Kelvin Grove Road continued to be proposed. In 1953, tenders were called for the provision of traffic lights which would be
231-461: The Norman Hotel at Buranda, is important as one of the few known examples of the commercial work of Brisbane architect JB Nicholson. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from
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#1732851520221252-480: The Normanby Fiveways. Normanby Hotel Normanby Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 1 Musgrave Road, Red Hill , City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. It was designed by John B Nicholson and built in by Thomas Game. It was extended in 1917 to a design by George Henry Male Addison . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. This two-storeyed brick hotel
273-1009: The Pacific County of Normanby , Victoria Canada [ edit ] Normanby Township, Ontario , a disbanded township in Grey County, Ontario New Zealand [ edit ] Normanby, Otago , a suburb of Dunedin Normanby, Taranaki , a small town in Taranaki Papua New Guinea [ edit ] Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea United Kingdom [ edit ] Normanby, Redcar and Cleveland , North Yorkshire , home of Normanby Hall Normanby, Whitby , North Yorkshire Normanby, Ryedale , North Yorkshire Normanby, North Lincolnshire , home of Normanby Hall Normanby by Spital Normanby by Stow Normanby le Wold Other [ edit ] Marquess of Normanby [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
294-539: The Queensland Legislative Assembly ). Alterations were made in 1917, to plans prepared by architect George Henry Male Addison . The Burton family owned the hotel until 1944, and were both licensees and occupants for much of that time. The Normanby Hotel has become a Brisbane landmark, and lends its name to the adjacent Normanby Fiveways , the intersection of five inner city arterial roads. The substantial, Queen Anne styled brick hotel stands in
315-567: The following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The Normanby Hotel at Red Hill, constructed in 1890 as the second Normanby Hotel on the site, is important in demonstrating the evolution of Petrie Terrace/Musgrave Road as a major arterial road in Brisbane's inner northwestern suburbs The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage. It demonstrates an early Brisbane use of Queen Anne stylistic elements in commercial design, and, along with
336-468: The most complicated traffic light system in Brisbane, due to the peculiar five-way character of the intersection. Meanwhile, a ban on paying police for overtime work meant the police who directed the traffic through the Normanby Fiveways finished work in the middle of the evening peak hour, creating traffic chaos. As at 2015, Petrie Terrace (the road) is one-way north into the Fiveways while Countess Street
357-425: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Normanby&oldid=996060651 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
378-477: The southeast now obscure the city facade, and a terraced beer garden has been created beneath them. Internally the ground floor has been remodelled, but the upper floor remains substantially intact. Despite the alterations and painting of the face brickwork, the Normanby Hotel retains its picturesque quality. Normanby Hotel was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied
399-451: The suburbs on either side of the river to bypass the CBD. However, this created additional traffic into the Normanby Fiveways, which with its unusual five-way traffic movement turned the Normanby Fiveways into one of Brisbane's most dangerous intersections. As a consequence, the introduction of traffic lights to manage traffic flow through the intersection was proposed in 1939. However, by 1952,
420-487: Was constructed in 1890 for Brisbane publican Elizabeth Sophia Burton, on land acquired by her husband in 1865. In 1872 the Burtons erected the first Normanby Hotel on the site, a modest two-storeyed building which fronted Kelvin Grove Road . It is likely that the hotel was named after the recently appointed Queensland Governor George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby . In 1889, the licensee William Valentine (son-in-law of
441-622: Was named in 1872 most likely after the recently appointed Governor of Queensland , George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby . The opening of the Grey Street Bridge (subsequently renamed the William Jolly Bridge) in 1932 had considerable impact on the Normanby Fiveways. The Grey Street Bridge was intended to relieve congestion on the Victoria Bridge and streets in the Brisbane central business district by allowing traffic between
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