Wickham Park, Brisbane
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Wickham Park is a
park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
at 330
Wickham Terrace Wickham Terrace is one of the historic streets of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is known as the street of private medical specialists. Geography Wickham Terrace commences at the western corner of the intersection of Ann Street, Brisbane, ...
, Spring Hill,
Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...
,
Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia.


Geography

Wickham Park lies on the fall of the land from Wickham Terrace to down to Albert Street. To the north-west, it is adjacent to the
Roma Street Parkland Roma Street Parkland covers 11 hectares in the centre of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Roma Street Parkland is adjacent to the former Brisbane Transit Centre and the Roma Street railway station from which it takes its n ...
(formerly ''Albert Park'') which lies on the fall of the land from the higher parts of Wickham Terrace down to the
Roma Street railway station Roma Street railway station is a commuter and long-distance passenger train station located in the Brisbane central business district, central business district of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the junction station for the North Coast ...
.


History

Wickham Park was named after
John Clements Wickham John Clements Wickham (21 November 17986 January 1864) was a Scotland, Scottish explorer, naval officer, magistrate and administrator. He was first lieutenant on during its Second voyage of HMS Beagle, second survey mission, 1831–1836, un ...
. It was formerly known as the Wickham Terrace Reserve and Wickham Terrace Park.


Heritage listings

Wickham Park contains a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 226 Wickham Terrace: The Old Windmill, the oldest surviving building in
Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...
* 230 Wickham Terrace:
Spring Hill Reservoirs The Spring Hill Reservoirs are two heritage-listed former underground water storage reservoir, reservoirs within Wickham Park, Brisbane, Wickham Park at 230 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, Queensland, Spring Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Au ...
* 330 Wickham Terrace:
Wickham Park Air Raid Shelters Wickham Park Air Raid Shelters are heritage-listed former air raid shelters in Wickham Park, Brisbane, Wickham Park at 330 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, Queensland, Spring Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Frank ...


References


External links

* — Description of the park in 1886 {{Brisbane landmarks Parks in Brisbane History of Brisbane Spring Hill, Queensland