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Selden Society 2021 lecture series - lecture three
Merthyr House—the home of Sir Samuel Griffith by Richard Kirk
Thursday 11 November
5.15 for 5.30pm
Banco Court, Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law
Level 3, 415 George Street, Brisbane
(Or join the livestream via Zoom.)
Named after Griffith’s Welsh birthplace of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr House was designed and built in 1880 by architect George Cowlishaw. This grand riverfront estate in Brisbane’s New Farm suburb was lavishly furnished with Chippendale furniture and Italian objets d’art, and included a high-ceilinged ballroom at its centre in which Sir Samuel and Lady Julia Griffith held their official and social engagements.
Architect Richard Kirk will explore Griffith’s life through the lens of his New Farm home, and tell Merthyr House’s story—emblematic of the evolution of Brisbane, from colonial outpost to its emergence today as a future Olympic city.
Join us for refreshments in the Portrait Gallery after the lecture.
Registrations close 4 November—please bring your ticket for quick check-in.
To attend this free lecture in person, please click <HERE>. (Note, in-person registrations are limited.)
Alternatively, you can also watch the lecture's livestream via Zoom by registering <HERE>.
For more information:
- visit sclqld.org.au/selden
- phone 1300 SCLQLD (1300 725 753)
Images: Merthyr House, reproduced courtesy of Griffith Archive—Griffith University.