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Model of the proposed Civic Centre development, Ipswich, 1978
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TitleModel of the proposed Civic Centre development, Ipswich, 1978Date Created1978AcknowledgementIpswich City Council
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StreetLimestone StreetEast StreetSouth StreetRoderick StreetNicholas StreetFoote LaneSuburbIpswichCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified
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DescriptionThis plan for the Civic Centre Complex appeared in the Ipswich Yearbook Volume 1, 1977-1978.
The plan, which was described as the largest and most comprehensive development to be undertaken in Ipswich to that point, was bounded by Limestone, East, Roderick, and Ellenborough Streets.
If completed, proposed buildings would have included speciality shops, a tavern, future town hall, memorial regional library, children's library, a bus terminal, and a multi-level plaza.
Existing buildings on the site included the Civic Centre, Humanities building, Masonic Hall, and an Australian Government building.
Proposed buildings that were completed were the Courthouse and Council administration buildings.
Note: if the Memorial Regional Library and Children's Library had been built, it appears this would have resulted in the demolition of the Soldiers' Memorial Hall.Additional Information The original Civic Centre Plan was prepared in 1968 and first upgraded in 1974. It was further revised in 1978.
The plan, which was described as the largest and most comprehensive development to be undertaken in Ipswich to that point, was bounded by Limestone, East, Roderick, and Ellenborough Streets.
If completed, proposed buildings would have included speciality shops, a tavern, future town hall, memorial regional library, children's library, a bus terminal, and a multi-level plaza.
Existing buildings on the site included the Civic Centre, Humanities building, Masonic Hall, and an Australian Government building.
Proposed buildings that were completed were the Courthouse and Council administration buildings.
Note: if the Memorial Regional Library and Children's Library had been built, it appears this would have resulted in the demolition of the Soldiers' Memorial Hall.Additional Information The original Civic Centre Plan was prepared in 1968 and first upgraded in 1974. It was further revised in 1978.
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Buildings & StructuresIpswich CourthouseSoldiers' Memorial HallIpswich Civic CentreHumanities Building Community GroupsMasonic LodgeGovernment & Non-Government OrganisationsIpswich Municipal Library, corner of Nicholas & Limestone Streets (1971-c.1978)Defining Tulmur | IpswichExpanding Horizons: Local GovernmentExpanding Horizons: Institutional & Educational ArchitectureRelated ItemsPlans for the Civic Centre Complex, c.1978Taxonomy20th Century | 1970s | 1978
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