Lytton is an outer riverside

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Lytton had a population of 6 people. The historical region was a significant naval base after the establishment of

Fort Lytton Fort Lytton is a heritage-listed 19th century coastal fort in the suburb of Lytton in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The name “Fort Lytton” is also used to describe the military base that surrounded the fort. Fort Lytton was built in ...

between 1880 and 1881. The Fort safeguarded the city and shipping routes from hostile invasions during the colonial period as Brisbane was close to the French naval garrison at Nouméa.

Geography

The suburb is bounded by the

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to the north-west. It is east of the

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, but travel by the railway or road is considerably longer. Lytton Hill is in the north-east of the suburb () above sea level. Clunie Flats is a pan in the west of the suburb ().

History

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and a village were established at Lytton in 1859. It was most likely named after

Edward Bulwer-Lytton Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC (25 May 180318 January 1873) was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. He was Secret ...

(1803–73) who was the Colonial Secretary of State in 1858–59. It would be two years before a road was surveyed from Norman Creek. A telegraph line was run from Brisbane to Lytton in 1862. The hulk "Prosperine" in the Brisbane River off Lytton was used as a floating Reformatory for Boys. From 1871 to 1879 the boys were taught by the Reformatory's Sub-Inspector. From 22 July 1879 a qualified teacher was supplied by the Queensland Public Instruction Department to the Hulk "Proserpine" School, after which it was variously known as the Lytton Stockade School and the Lytton Reformatory School. In 1900 the reformatory and its school moved to Westbrook, west of Ipswich, where the facility was known as Westbrook Reformatory for Boys and the school was renamed Westbrook Reformatory School, then later renamed Westbrook Farm Home School. On 5 July 1961 the school and its primary school-aged boys moved to the Wilson Youth Hospital in

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, Brisbane and the school was renamed Wilson Youth Hospital School, while the older boys remained at Westbrook and had correspondence classes if desired. Wilson Youth Hospital School closed in 1968. During the years 1876–1908 a local post office was open. Due to Lytton's location on the south-east bank of the Brisbane River at its seaward end Fort Lytton was built in the 1881 to guard the mouth of the

. The fort had a moat and was an pentagonal structure concealed behind an embankment. It was fortified with two six-inch disappearing guns, also in 1881 a rifle range was added. The layout of the village can be seen in an 1889 map. Lytton State School opened on 18 September 1882 with an initial enrolment of 41 students under teacher Mr A. S. Spencer. It was located on a site on a hill overlooking the sea on the Old Brisbane Road, about from the Lytton Wharf (approx ). In 1911, the buildings were relocated to Wynnum North and the school renamed Wynnum North State School in 1911. Wynnum North State School closed on 31 December 2010 as it was amalgamated with Lindum State School and Wynnum Central State School to create a new Wynnum State School. The Wynnum North State School site was sold and redeveloped as an apartment complex. At the , Lytton had a population of 6 people. In the , Lytton had a population of 6 people.

Heritage listings

Lytton has a number of

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sites, including: * Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun Station 385, 50 Pritchard Street () *

Lytton Hill Lytton Hill is a heritage-listed signal station via South Street, Lytton, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1859 to . It is also known as Lytton Redoubt, Reformatory, and Signal Hill. It was added to the Queensland Her ...

, Via South Street () *

, 160 South Street () * former Lytton Quarantine Station, 160 South Street ()

Economy

Although Lytton was once a town, it is now primarily commercial and industrial. It shares the same postcode as the

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owns and operates the

Lytton Oil Refinery Lytton Oil Refinery is an oil refinery in the Brisbane suburb of Lytton in Queensland, Australia. It is owned and operated by Ampol. It has a capacity of 6.5 billion litres of crude oil per year. The facility employs 550 people. History Lytto ...

in the north east of the suburb (). The plant could produce 109,000 barrels per day in 2012.

Facilities

Wynnum Wastewater Treatment Plant is a sewage treatment plant on Tanker Street (). It releases treated water into Crab Creek () which flows into

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Amenities

There are a number of parks in Lytton, including: * Constellation Way Park () * Pritchard Street Park () * Sandy Camp Park ()

Gallery

File:Big_Gun_at_Lytton_Brisbane_Queensland_Australia.jpg, 1943-11-11. Gun drill at Lytton. Left to right H. G. Brigg, A. T. Llewellan, B. F. Williams. File:Rope_works.jpg, Rope works on Lytton road. File:Light_horse.jpg,

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inspecting the Light Horse camp at Lytton, April 1908

References

External links

* * {{Suburbs of Brisbane City Council Suburbs of the City of Brisbane 1859 establishments in Australia