Cavendish Road is an
arterial road
An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector r ...
in
Brisbane
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,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
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, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia, linking the suburbs of
Coorparoo
Coorparoo is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coorparoo had a population of 16,282 people.
Geography
Coorparoo is by road south-east of the Brisbane GPO. It borders Camp Hill, Holland Park, Stones Corner ...
,
Holland Park and
Mount Gravatt East.
Geography
Cavendish Road commences at
Coorparoo Secondary College near
Bridgewater Creek in Coorparoo and then runs in an approximately south-eastly direction over hilly terrain. It terminates at the intersection with
Creek Road in Mount Gravatt East. Although the road appears to continue beyond that point, it becomes
Newnham Road.
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History
The road first appears in a survey of Coorparoo in July 1863.whist
Whist is a classic English trick-taking card game which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the rules are simple, there is scope for strategic play.
History
Whist is a descendant of the 16th-century game of ''trump'' ...
players and the book commonly known as ''Cavendish on Whist'' was considered the authority on the game. ''Cavendish'' was the pen name of English writer and whist player Henry Jones, who was a member of the Cavendish Whist Club. This is said to be the origin of the road name.[
]Cavendish Road State High School
Cavendish Road State High School is a co-educational, state secondary school, located at 695 Cavendish Road, Holland Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1952, Cavendish Road State High School was the second state high school ...
was constructed at 695 Cavendish Road in Holland Park. It opened on 9 April 1951.
Landmarks
Significant landmarks on Cavendish Road include:
* No 208: the heritage-listed Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall
Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall is a heritage-listed school of arts at 208 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1892 to 1953. It is also known as Coorparoo School of Arts and Co ...
* No 219: the heritage-listed former Coorparoo Fire Station
Coorparoo Fire Station is a heritage-listed former fire station at 219 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Atkinson & Conrad and built in 1935. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Registe ...
Major intersections
The entire road is in the Brisbane
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local government area.[
]
References
{{Road infrastructure in Brisbane
Roads in Brisbane
Coorparoo, Queensland
Holland Park, Queensland