8 Beatrice Lane

[Pinkie Mclucas]

The Margaret Street service lane was then further extended, at a right angle, to Albert Street by 1895. The porphyry carriageway was most likely laid at this time. The porphyry (Brisbane tuff) stonework was laid in two rows to provide a carriageway for the wagons and drays that serviced these buildings. The porphyry would have ensured horse-drawn carts did not become bogged down in the dirt lane, which would have been a muddy slope during periods of heavy rain.

Isle Lane was halved in size and ceased being a thoroughfare between Adelaide and Queen Streets when Post Office Square and its underground car park were built. Rich Lane has also been reduced in size due to surrounding development. Both the remnants of Raff and Bowen Streets that ran off Adelaide Street were incorporated into Cathedral Square. Of the remaining 14 public and private lanes located across the CBD, only six are similar to Beatrice Lane, in that they still provide two-street access.

This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:

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