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Belmont

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Datesc.1865Building TypeResidentialHistory

In October 1863, William Welsby bought the land on which Belmont resides, and is believed to have built the house by 1865. In 1871, Josiah Francis – a draper and local politician - rented the home before purchasing it some time later. Following his death, the property was sold to coach builder Frederick William Johnson who named the home Belmont after the Battle of Belmont (Boer War).

In 1909, Samuel and Eliza Hamill purchased the home. Samuel and his son, Sam, were railway workers. Local poet Thomas Shapcott and his wife Margaret, bought the house in the 1960s. Subsequent owners were Celia and Les Thornton.

Belmont is one of Ipswich’s few remaining sandstone homes and is a fine example of a two-storey, colonial dwelling. Comprised of rough-hewn sandstone, both levels feature cast iron balustrades and valances and supports with moulded capitals. On either side of the front entry, there are double hung windows and on the upper level, there are French doors with wooden louvers. While the property has been extended and altered at the rear, its street presence has not significantly changed over the years.

References (offline)Ipswich Heritage Study 1992, Volume 4 - Inventory of Heritage Items: Public, Commercial and Residential (Leichhardt to Woodend)

Images

ANZAC Day service held at Ipswich Grammar School Oval, Ipswich, 1964

ANZAC Day service held at Ipswich Grammar School Oval, Ipswich,1964

Belmont on Burnett Street, Sadliers Crossing, Ipswich, 1970

Belmont, 11 Burnett Street, Sadliers Crossing, Ipswich, 1970

Belmont, Burnett Street, Sadliers Crossing, Ipswich, 1969

Belmont, Burnett Street, Sadliers Crossing, Ipswich, c.1913

Celia Thornton and John Adams, 1992

Evelyn Belmont Johnson, Ipswich, 1920

Historical Marker, Belmont, Burnett Street No 11, Sadliers Crossing

Muriel Johnson, at 'Belmont', Ipswich, 1910s

Histories

Ipswich Early Settler Database, F-L

Ipswich Heritage Register, 1991

Ipswich Remembers: military heritage of Ipswich from the 1860s to the 1990s, Ipswich, 1995

Sadliers Crossing - Ipswich Heritage Study 1992 Volume 4

The Immeasurable Cost: Ipswich Grammar School Old Boys in "The War to End All Wars..."

Video

Ipswich: A Journey of Discovery (18 minute version)

Ipswich: A Journey of Discovery (7 minute version)

Heritage Trails

City Centre Then & Now Heritage Trail

Ipswich Heritage Trail No 05 & 06: St Mary's and Grammar Hill; Woodend, Sadliers Crossing and Coalfalls

Transcriptions

Memories of growing up in Ipswich, an oral history with Thomas Shapcott, 1995

People & Families

Frederick William Johnson (1860-1919)

Curated Collections

Domestic Architecture

Location

StreetBurnett StreetSuburbSadliers CrossingCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinates^[1]

Connections

BuildersWilliam WelsbyBuildings & StructuresBelmontPeople & FamiliesJosiah FrancisCelia ThorntonMargaret Shapcott Thomas ShapcottLes ThorntonFrederick William Johnson (1860-1919)Muriel JohnsonEvelyn Belmont JohnsonSubjectsSandstone buildingsStone buildingsHousesCurated CollectionsDomestic ArchitectureDefining Tulmur | IpswichShaping Our Identity: Domestic Architecture

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Suburb

Sadliers Crossing

People & Families

Frederick William Johnson (1860-1919)

Curated Collections

Domestic Architecture

Defining Tulmur | Ipswich

Shaping Our Identity: Domestic Architecture

Images

Buildings & Structures (11)

Histories

Buildings & Structures (5)

Video

Buildings & Structures (2)

Heritage Trails

Buildings & Structures (2)

Transcriptions

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