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      • 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 and Wharf Street in the Brisbane central business district (27.4641°S 153.0288°E / -27.4641; 153.0288 (Wickham Terrace, Brisbane)) and then gradually rises in a winding westerly direction up the slopes of Spring Hill. It then follows the ridge and rises to the north and then to the west, creating the upper boundary of Albert Park. The name Wickham Terrace terminates at the intersection with Gregory Terrace (27.46087°S 153.0183°E / -27.46087; 153.0183 (Wickham Terrace, Brisbane)) but the road continues as College Road through into the Normanby Fiveways.


      History



      Wickham Terrace is named after John Clements Wickham, the police magistrate and Government Resident of the Moreton Bay district.
      Land sales occurred on Wickham Terrace in 1856. Because Spring Hill is higher than main Brisbane township, it was attractive for its views and cooling breezes. The better ventilation afforded by the breezes was also believed to create a healthier place to life, due to the prevailing belief in miasma (that disease was spread through bad air). Many prominent citizens built homes in Wickham Terrace and many civic institutions were established here.
      Over time, hospitals and medical practices began to dominate the street and, since World War II, Wickham Terrace has been noted for its private medical specialists (similar to Harley Street in London).
      From 1948, Rhoda Felgate operated her Twelfth Night Theatre in various buildings in Wickham Street.


      Landmarks



      Many Brisbane landmarks are located on Wickham Terrace (as numbered, starting from the intersection at Ann and Wharf Streets):

      25: St Andrew's Lutheran Church
      32: All Saints Anglican Church
      73: Inchcolm
      79: Lister House
      97: Espie Dods House
      121: Ballow Chambers
      136: Wickham Terrace Car Park
      155–157: Wickham House
      163: Baptist City Tabernacle
      193: United Service Club Premises
      217: Craigston
      226: The Old Windmill
      230: Spring Hill Reservoirs
      287: Bryntirion
      307: Athol Place
      330: Wickham Park Air Raid Shelters
      351: St Alban's Liberal Catholic Church
      355: Theosophical Society Building
      465: St Andrews War Memorial Hospital
      497–535: Lady Bowen Hospital
      500: Monier Ventilation Shaft 1
      Roma Street Parklands (formerly Albert Park)


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