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Hotel Metropole, Ipswich
Hotel Metropole is a heritage-listed hotel at 253 Brisbane Street, West Ipswich, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by George Brockwell Gill and built in 1906. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The two storey brick hotel was constructed in 1906 to the design of prominent Ipswich architect George Brockwell Gill. In 1915 part of the surrounding property was resumed by the Queensland Railways Department. In 1925 the brewers Perkins & Co took over the lease until 1935 as part of a widespread accumulation of hotels by the company throughout Queensland. When Perkins & Co merged with Castlemaine in 1928 to form Castlemaine Perkins the brewery held licences for 19 freehold hotels and 50 leasehold hotels including the Hotel Metropole in Ipswich. The architect, George Brockwell Gill, designed many of the grand residences and public buildings in Ipswich from the 1880s to the 1930s. Some of his works include "Brynhyfryd" fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Ipswich, Queensland
West Ipswich is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , West Ipswich had a population of 494 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the west in part by the Bremer River, to the south by the river and Deebing Creek, to the north in part by the Main Line railway. History West Ipswich was earlier known as Little Ipswich when urban settlers inhabited the area in 1840s. The suburb covered various prominent places such as Brisbane Street shopping area, the showground, Denmark Hill, etc., which were transferred to the central suburb of Ipswich in 1991. It still has many old buildings that date back to 1900s. Little Ipswich State School opened on 1 August 1861 under headmaster William O'Donnell. The school was later renamed Ipswich West State School. On 17 September 1883, the school was splits into Ipswich West Boys State School and Ipswich West Girls and Infants State School. On 1 January 1934, the two schools were amalgamated to form Ipswi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Metropole, Ipswich, Queensland
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a refrigerator and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a flat screen television, and en-suite bathrooms. Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities. Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, business centre (with computers, printers, and other office equipment), childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa, and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
