Test Of Time, Test Of Circumstances
- By Marketing Specialist
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- 27 Dec, 2017
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It is not the beauty of the building we should look at, it is the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.
If you are from Brisbane, there is no way you will not know about the second oldest living museum here in Central Coast.
Commissariat Store Brisbane was built in 1829. Built of dressed stone with two feet thick walls to prevent forced entry, it served also as the first bonded store for the Customs Department until the Customs House Brisbane was built in 1846 at Petrie's Bight. The small iron-barred door, still in place today, made the Commissariat Store defensible.
Wooden doors on the western entrance were originally sheathed with iron to enable them to resist an onslaught. Grey ironbark was used for the floor bearers and rafters. The backbreaking work to cut and form the timber members was carried out by convicts. The floor bearers have remained sound and straight throughout the years.
The inscription on the front of the Brisbane Commissariat Store reads '1829' and is still clearly visible today. In 1913 an additional storey was added and the original roof was replaced. The Commissariat Store has now been restored and houses the Thomas Welsby Library and the Royal Historical Society of Queensland's headquarters. It also houses the Penal Settlement Museum.
It is amazing to know how this establishment on the Central Coast stood that long. Maybe the contractors for this project were really great. But you know what? There are still tradesmen and contractors today that are as great and as reliable as those that built the Commissariat Store.
Slyco Constructions of Brisbane is known for delivering commercial building and facilities management to scheduled timeframes and industry standards. Our company quickly expanded to encompass 10 fully-qualified and committed staff members and a management team that would continue to steer the company along with its proven path of success. And we deliver high-quality commercial building, roadways, bridges and facilities management across southeast Queensland.
And believe us here in Slyco Constructions, our projects can and will also stand the test of time. That, we can guarantee you.
