Objects of Substance- The Cottages

From where did this building appear? In 1921 the Brisbane Grammar “hospital” was brought over to the Girls Grammar campus. It was repainted and fitted out as two large classrooms. They were traditionally the classrooms given to Form III classes [the youngest students until 1964] and, even as early as 1927, students were complaining about the noise from the street. These two classrooms were a little isolated, even a little out of the way, and “some students” were known to throw orange segments at the Grammar boys who sped past on their training runs; indeed, they were so close to the footpath that girls’ feet out the window nearly touched passers- by!

1975 School Magazine p20

1971 Lesley Stephenson at the western gate next to the cottages.