The Old Windmill, Brisbane
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The Old Windmill is a heritage-listed tower mill in Observatory Park adjacent to Wickham Park at 226 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built in the 1820s by convict labour in the Moreton Bay penal settlement and is the oldest surviving building in Queensland.[1] It is also known as Brisbane Observatory and Windmill Tower. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[1] Today it is the centrepiece of Observatory Park and a lookout over parts of the Brisbane CBD.[2]
Quick Facts Origin, Mill name ...
The Old Windmill | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | The Old Windmill |
Mill location | Spring Hill, Queensland |
Coordinates | 27.465256°S 153.022867°E / -27.465256; 153.022867 |
Year built | 1828 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Tower mill |
Storeys | Four storey tower |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Auxiliary power | Treadwheel |
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
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Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
The Old Windmill, Brisbane | |
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Location | 226 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 27.4657°S 153.0231°E / -27.4657; 153.0231 |
Design period | 1824–1841 (convict settlement) |
Built | 1820s |
Official name | Windmill Tower, Brisbane Observatory, Old Windmill |
Type | state heritage (archaeological, built) |
Designated | 21 October 1992 |
Reference no. | 600173 |
Significant period | 1820s, 1860s, 1894 (fabric) c. 1828–1842, 1861–1890s, 1922–1926, 1930s, 1940s (historical) |
Significant components | amphitheatre, time ball |
Builders | Convict labour |
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