Information
B.A.F.S. Dispensary was built in 1887. These co-joined buildings were constructed as a rental property for Margaret Shannon. The shops were rented to a variety of Chinese businesses until 1918. In 1919, one building was bought by the Brisbane Associated Friendly Societies (B.A.F.S.), which employed architects Chambers & Powell to remodel it for a dispensary. That same year, the other building was purchased by William Canon and Joseph Cripps to be offices for their funeral directors business. Canon & Cripps held title until 1949. Then it became Mackay Jewellers.
Citations
Brisbane City Council, Heritage Register Summary, http://bit.ly/2tgD8Sl
Image Citations
Map References
QSA. QSA Series ID 2043 City of Brisbane and Suburbs Maps – A1A Series. 8 chains to the inch. Plan of the City of Brisbane and suburbs according to the orginal Crown Grants. 8 chains to the inch. Survey Office, Brisbane. 634511