Milton Heritage Trail
Follow this heritage trail to uncover the stories behind Milton's historic buildings, including the iconic brewery.
About Milton Heritage Trail
The Milton Heritage Trail reveals glimpses of the area’s history, from its war-time activity to becoming one of Brisbane’s premier restaurant hubs.
It features historical sites and stories, including:
- Salvation Army Rescue Home, established to provide shelter and support for vulnerable women in the 1880s
- the XXXX Brewery
- 'Savoir Faire', Brisbane's first alfresco dining precinct.
Milton Heritage Trail map
There are 17 points of interest along the trail.
Follow the loop circuit from Park Road, along Coronation Drive to Cribb Street and Railway Terrace.
For addresses of all trail stops and suggested route between stops, download the trail guide.
Points of interest
Aerial view of Milton, 1946 (Brisbane City Council)
This timber building was constructed in 1888. It is a good example of a 19th Century shop and residence in Milton.
Dusk view of Expo ‘88, undated (Brisbane City Council)
‘Savoir Faire’ was Brisbane’s first alfresco dining precinct when it opened in 1988.
Members of the Manning family on the side of the verandah of Milton House, c. 1870 (State Library of Queensland)
Milton House is one of Brisbane’s oldest houses and was built in the 1850s.
Salvation Army nurses at a Brisbane women’s refuge, c. 1900 (State Library of Queensland)
This was the site of the Salvation Army Rescue Home, established to provide shelter and support for vulnerable women in the 1880s.
Plan of the River Brisbane and chart of Moreton Bay, as drawn by John Oxley, 1823 (State Library of Queensland)
John Oxley surveyed this reach of the Brisbane River in 1823 and again in 1824.
Coronation Drive, Milton, 1950s (State Library of Queensland)
Cook Terrace was built between 1888 and 1889. It is one of Brisbane’s remaining blocks of terrace houses.
View from Milton of the Brisbane River during the 1893 floods, 1893 (State Library of Queensland)
Milton has always been susceptible to flooding. In 1893, the area experienced Brisbane’s worst recorded flood event.
Sketch of Coronation Motel, Milton, undated (Brisbane City Council)
This was one of the most fashionable venues in Brisbane, when it first opened in the 1960s.
Furniture displayed in the Hixco Catalogue, c. 1930 (State Library of Queensland)
Site of the furniture factory built on the corner in 1911.
Floods at Milton, Brisbane, 1893 (State Library of Queensland)
Two sets of terrace houses were built along Cribb Street between 1887 and 1890. They have since been demolished.
Incinerator Chimney, Milton, August 1950 (Brisbane City Council)
The sanitary disposal depot processed the area’s rubbish and sewerage.
Tramway Depot, World War II, undated (Brisbane City Council Archives)
The tramway workshops were established in 1930 and comprised of workshops, car sheds and administrative offices.
Morrows’ Advertisement, Brisbane Courier, 14 July 1915
Industry thrived in Milton. By the 1940s, several large factories were established in the suburb, including Morrows' Biscuit Factory.
Lang Park Sportsgrounds, Brisbane, Queensland, 1949 (State Library of Queensland)
The area that is now part of Suncorp Stadium (formerly known as Lang Park) was originally the site of the North Brisbane Burial Ground.
Floor plan of a Brisbane air raid shelter, 1941 (Brisbane City Council Archives)
This concrete structure was built as an air raid shelter during World War II.
Castlemaine Brewery at Milton, Brisbane, 1879 (State Library of Queensland)
There has been a brewery on this site from as early as the 1870s.
'Bishopbourne' in Milton, c. 1870s (State Library of Queensland)
This majestic house was built between 1865 and 1868, as the residence of Brisbane’s first Anglican bishop, Edward Tufnell.
