Annerley Road

Annerley Road is an arterial road in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as Boggo Road due to the boggy condition of the road.^[1][2]

History

In 2013, a cyclist was killed when riding along Annerley Road.^[3]

Route

Clarence Hotel on the right, 1900

Annerley Road commences at Stanley Street at Clarence Corner. It passes through or forms the border of the suburbs of:

• South Brisbane
• Woolloongabba
• Dutton Park
• Fairfield
• Annerley

It terminates at Ipswich Road at the Annerley Junction.^[4]

Landmarks

Junction of Ipswich and Annerley Roads, Annerley, ca. 1915

Annerley Road has many well-known landmarks including:

Aerial view of Boggo Road Gaol and Annerley Road, Dutton Park, 1929

• Clarence Corner (27.4855°S 153.0291°E / -27.4855; 153.0291 (Clarence Corner))
• Clarence Corner Hotel, on south-east corner of Stanley Street (27.4858°S 153.0293°E / -27.4858; 153.0293 (Clarence Corner Hotel))^[5]
• Princess Theatre, a heritage-listed theatre, No 8 (27.4864°S 153.0293°E / -27.4864; 153.0293 (Princess Theatre))^[6]
• Mater Hospital Complex, on south-west corner of Stanley Street: (27.4868°S 153.02851°E / -27.4868; 153.02851 (Mater Hospital))
• Bethany Gospel Hall, No 38 (27.4877°S 153.0290°E / -27.4877; 153.0290 (Bethany Gospel Hall)) ^[7]
• Burke's Hotel (now Red Brick Hotel), No 83 (27.4897°S 153.0272°E / -27.4897; 153.0272 (Red Brick Hotel)) ^[8][9]
• Dutton Park State School, No 112 (27.4935°S 153.02866°E / -27.4935; 153.02866 (Dutton Park State School))^[10]

• Boggo Road Gaol heritage-listed former prison, No 150 (27.4952°S 153.0287°E / -27.4952; 153.0287 (Boggo Road Gaol))^[11]
• Gair Park with the Dutton Park War Memorial, No 181 (27.4968°S 153.0272°E / -27.4968; 153.0272 (Gair Park and Dutton Park War Memorial))^[12]
• South Brisbane Cemetery (27.4991°S 153.0271°E / -27.4991; 153.0271 (South Brisbane Cemetery))
• Dutton Park railway station (27.4998°S 153.0291°E / -27.4998; 153.0291 (Dutton Park railway station))
• Heffernan Park with its heritage-listed air raid shelter, No 260 (27.5004°S 153.0293°E / -27.5004; 153.0293 (Heffernan Park))^[13]
• Ingleside, the heritage-listed residence of former Queensland Premier Digby Denham, No 391 (27.5069°S 153.0317°E / -27.5069; 153.0317 (Ingleside (heritage house)))^[14]
• Annerley Junction (27.5097°S 153.0326°E / -27.5097; 153.0326 (Annerley Junction))

References

1. "History of Annerley". Annerley Community Plus. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
2. Finger, W. J; McDowell, W. W (1980), Annerley Church of Christ, Queensland : a brief history, 1913 to 1980, Annerley Church of Christ, archived from the original on 23 May 2021, retrieved 28 May 2021
3. Hatzakis, Maria (6 June 2015). "Family honours Brisbane cyclist as memorial mural unveiled at accident site on Annerley Road". ABC News. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
5. "Clarence Corner Hotel". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
6. "Princess Theatre (entry 600353)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
7. "Bethany Gospel Hall". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
8. "Burke's Hotel". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
9. "About us". Red Brick Hotel. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
10. "Main page Content". Dutton Park State School. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
11. "Boggo Road Gaol: No 2 Division and Remnant No 1 Division (entry 601033)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
12. "Gair Park (entry 602429)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
13. "Hefferan Park Air Raid Shelter (entry 602472)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
14. "Residence 'Ingleside'". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

Further reading

• Dawson, Christopher; Boggo Road Gaol Historical Society (2008), The one and only Boggo Road : the history of a unique suburban street (1st ed.), Inside History (Boggo Road Gaol Historical Society), ISBN 978-0-9804174-1-8