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London Pharmacy

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Business TypeMedical & HealthHistory

Part of the Cribb and Foote empire, the London Pharmacy was established in early 1907 in a building previously occupied by Qld Woollen Manufacturing Co. Prior to that the site had been used by Queensland National Bank.

London Pharmacy located at 114 Brisbane Street in Ipswich was next to the Post Office. Originally, they were wholesale and retail chemists and importers of drugs. The first manager was C.H. Howes who had previously managed Ipswich & West Moreton Friendly Societies' dispensary.

Their new larger premises next to the Post Office were designed by George Brockwell Gill and opened 11th February 1909, with a veterinary hospital at the rear. The contractors were Wilson and Pickles. Shopfitters were Perry and Betts. Joinery by A. Foote. Drugs were stored in the basement. Amber glass was used to protect the contents from deterioration by exposure to light.

In 1910 William H. Foote was the Managing Director, and the Secretary was Mr. Henry S. Cribb.

By 1941, Wilkinsons owned London Pharmacy.

In 1949 the federal government purchased the property once operated by the London Pharmacy and in 1954 the old property began to be used as Postal Area Headquarters.

References (online)Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser, Saturday 2 March 1907, P11, The London Pharmacy.Queensland Times, Thursday 11 February 1909, P8, New Buildings in Ipswich.Read More At Ipswich LibrariesGeorge Harrison. Jubilee History of Ipswich, Ipswich, Qld. : ICC, c1910,1980.

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London Pharmacy, Ipswich Mini Crafters, display at Railway Workshops Museum, North Ipswich, 2021

London Pharmacy & Queensland Ambulance, Ipswich Mini Crafters, display at Railway Workshops Museum, North Ipswich, 2021

Portrait of Major Thomas Frederick Hall, Ipswich, 1930s

Post Office clock tower, Brisbane Street, Ipswich, 1940s

Brisbane Street looking west towards Post Office, Ipswich, 1970

Family group in garden, North Ipswich, 1920s

Brisbane Street, London Pharmacy, Post Office and Town Hall, Ipswich, 1930s

Images - Whitehead Studio

Brisbane Street looking west, Ipswich, 1959

Funeral procession of Sergeant McLaughlin and Leading Aircraftman Harvey, Brisbane Street, Ipswich, 1941

Brisbane Street looking west from Fox Chemist, London Pharmacy, Post Office and Town Hall, Ipswich, c.1930

London Pharmacy, 114 Brisbane Street, Ipswich 1920s

Interior of London Pharmacy, 114 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, 1920s

Post Office, Brisbane Street, Ipswich, 1959

Histories

Ipswich Heritage Register, 1991

Jubilee History of Ipswich: A Record of Municipal, Industrial and Social Progress

George Brockwell Gill - Catalogue of Works

Ipswich in the 20th century: Section 1: 1904 - 1914, Ipswich, 2004

Bremer Echoes Volume 36 No. 3, November 2018

Bremer Echoes, Volume 37, No. 3 November 2019

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London Pharmacy in Miniature

Interior of Cribb and Foote's London Pharmacy Ipswich, 1910s

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Queensland National Bank

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The New Ipswich, 1947

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Former Ipswich Post Office and Former London Pharmacy, 114 Brisbane Street, Ipswich - history

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Bus traveling east down Brisbane Street, Ipswich, 1920s

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Ipswich Heritage Trail No 01: Central City

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Street 114 Brisbane StreetSuburbIpswichCity & StateIpswich, Queensland

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Business OwnersCribb & FooteEmployeesArnold Edward WhiteheadWilliam H. FooteHenry S. CribbC. H. HowesBusinessesQueensland Woollen Manufacturing Co.Ipswich & West Moreton Friendly Society DispensaryWilson and PicklesPerry and BettsPeople & FamiliesGeorge Brockwell Gill (1857-1954) - ArchitectCribb familyFoote familySubjectsPharmacies & chemistsCurated CollectionsHealthDefining Tulmur | IpswichBecoming A City: Health & Welfare

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George Brockwell Gill (1857-1954) - Architect

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Defining Tulmur | Ipswich

Becoming A City: Health & Welfare

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