Fairy Knoll, 2 Robertson Road, Eastern Heights, Ipswich, 1952

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TitleFairy Knoll, 2 Robertson Road, Eastern Heights, Ipswich, 1952Date Created1952

Location

StreetRobertson RoadSuburbEastern HeightsCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinates^[1]

Description

DescriptionThe building was designed in about 1897 by George Brockwell Gill. It was built by Worley and Whitehead for ₤2000. Fairy Knoll was built for Thomas Hancock junior and his second wife, Louisa. The prominent Hancock family were timber merchants. Thomas junior died in 1897 prior to Fairy Knoll's completion, but his widow lived there until her death in 1947. During the second World War, the home’s lantern was used as a ‘spotter’s tower’ or look-out. In 1952 the house was bought by the State for a Maternal and Child Welfare Home. Its name, the Jefferis Turner Centre, recognises the first Queensland Director of Infant Welfare. In 1986, it became a respite care centre for the Intellectual Handicap Service. Currently (2017), it is a private residence.References (offline)Information from: Ipswich Heritage Study, 1991.

Connections

Buildings & StructuresFairy KnollGovernment & Non-Government OrganisationsMaternal and Child Welfare Home

Subjects

SubjectsGardensHousesTimber buildingsTrees

Asset Details

Reference IDqips-2009-11-08-0004p.jpgAsset TypeImage - JpegImages, Maps and Artefacts (Trove mapping field)imagePhysical DescriptionPrintCopyright NoticeCreated prior to 1st January 1955 and as such copyright has expired. Moral rights subsist and the item should be correctly attributed and its integrity preserved.

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Created prior to 1st January 1955 and as such copyright has expired. Moral rights subsist and the item should be correctly attributed and its integrity preserved.

To use this image, please contact the Picture Ipswich Digital Archivist.
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Fairy Knoll, 2 Robertson Road, Eastern Heights, Ipswich, 1952