Spring Hill, Queensland

Spring Hill Brisbane, Queensland
Wickham Terrace, the main street of Spring Hill
Population:	4,458 (2004)
Established:	1840s
Postcode:	4000
Area:	1.2 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Location:	2 km (1 mi) from Brisbane
LGA:	City of Brisbane Central Ward
State electorate:	Brisbane Central
Federal Division:	Brisbane
Suburbs around Spring Hill: Kelvin Grove Herston Bowen Hills Red Hill Spring Hill Fortitude Valley Petrie Terrace Brisbane CBD Kangaroo Point

Spring Hill is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 2 km north of the central business district. Parts of Spring Hill can be considered to be extensions of the Brisbane CBD.

Schools

Spring Hill is serviced by a number of schools, including Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane Girls Grammar School, St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace and Brisbane Central School. Those in the surrounding suburbs including the Petrie Terrace State School in Paddington and the Albert Park Flexi School in Petrie Terrace.

Attractions

Wickham Park

The Old Windmill in Wickham Park was built in 1824 when Brisbane was a penal colony and originally milled grain and then used as a gallows for the colony. The Spring Hills Baths operated by the Brisbane City Council are the oldest public baths in Queensland.

Geography

• Spring Hill, Queensland is at coordinates 27°27′36″S 153°01′34″E

History

Spring Hill was so named in the nineteenth century because the hill on which the suburb was built was the source of the creek that was Brisbane's first fresh water supply.

Spring Hill is one of the oldest residential neighbourhoods in Brisbane, with many houses dating from the nineteenth century. As an example, some of the house lots in Sedgebrook Street were surveyed in the 1870s. However, in recent decades much of the older residential and commercial structures have been demolished to be replaced by modern office blocks and apartment buildings.

Between 1903 and 1947 trams ran up Edward Street and along Leichhardt Street to Gregory Terrace. This tram line, operated by the Brisbane City Council, was the steepest in Australia, with a maximum gradient of 1 in 8. After its closure the trams were initially replaced with diesel buses, but in 1951 these were replaced by a trolley-bus service. This was in turn replaced by diesel buses in 1968. The Brisbane City Council continues to provide bus services to the suburb.

The suburb was also served by trams along Boundary street and St Pauls Terrace, with this service being replaced by buses in 1969.

The Inner-Northern Busway serves the suburb via the Normanby bus stop.

See also

• List of Brisbane suburbs

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Spring Hill