Sandgate

Here's a building that's taken on a new life!  Formerly the Sandgate post office, this impressive colonial building is now home to the recently opened 4017 Bar and Grill.

In its former life as the Sandgate Post and Telegraph Office, it would have been a hub of activity, particularly in view of its prominent location, dominating the Sandgate streetscape.  The building was built in 1886/7 to the design of the then Queensland Government Architect, J.J. Clark, at a cost of some two thousand pounds.  At the time of its construction, it was one of the few masonry post office buildings outside Brisbane or the larger provincial centres.  The building was built during a period of optimism and reflects the importance of Sandgate as a seaside resort and a growing residential area, from the 1880s.  The grand nature of the building also reflects the importance of the post and telegraph service within the Queensland colonial economy.

Now, as 4017 Bar and Grill, it is again a hub.  It also retains a link with its former use a a post and telegraph office, through the use of the Sandgate postcode in its name.

It's great to see one one of our beautiful older buildings, potentially at risk of being let run down, or worse, lost, take on a new persona, ensuring we can continue to use and admire it!