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The mammoth task of restoring Lamb House to its previous brilliance went millions of dollars over budget and finished years after it was expected to. But, its owners say they have "no regrets".

It has taken more than two years and the spend has ballooned well beyond the original estimate, but this passion project is almost complete and the owners are excited.

Brisbane tycoons eye key heritage-listed property We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Two high-profile Brisbane businessmen are still interested in buying Brisbane’s famous heritage-listed Lamb House at Kangaroo Point, which could cost many millions of dollars to restore. Meanwhile, Brisbane City Council will next week replace temporary bylaws preventing intensive development on Lamb House’s eight...

Brisbane tycoons eye key heritage-listed property We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Two high-profile Brisbane businessmen are still interested in buying Brisbane’s famous heritage-listed Lamb House at Kangaroo Point, which could cost many millions of dollars to restore. Meanwhile, Brisbane City Council will next week replace temporary bylaws preventing intensive development on Lamb House’s eight...

Advertisement One of Australias grandest Federation mansions could finally be rescued from ruin that left it a magnet for squatters and vandals as it goes up for sale for at least $10 million. The 1903 Brisbane home was designed by British architect Alexander B Wilson for cloth entrepreneur John Lamb and built across eight blocks at an estimated cost of £3,250 at the time - $490,000 in todays money. Known as Home or Lamb House, it was considered one of the finest examples of Queen Anne Federa...

Advertisement The decaying, heritage-listed Lamb House has been boarded up ahead of an increasingly likely council auction to recover unpaid rates. The 119-year-old mansion, which overlooks Brisbane’s CBD from atop the Kangaroo Point cliffs, will be acquired and sold by Brisbane City Council if $321,000 in outstanding rates are not paid. A mound of newspapers and magazines litters the garden of Lamb House, which has been boarded up while its fate is determined. Credit:Tony Moore At the fr...

Brisbane historic riverside mansion Lamb House protected from development under council planning amendments TueTuesday 9 Lamb House sits neglected in Brisbanes Kangaroo Point. ( Print text only Cancel The Brisbane City Council has approved planning amendments that prevent the grounds of the heritage-listed, riverside mansion "Home", also known as Lamb House, from being developed. Key points: The council passed amendments protecting the property from development on Tuesday Brisbanes Lord Mayor h...

Brisbane mansion Lamb House to be sold by council over unpaid rates after years of uncertainty TueTuesday 22 DecDecember 2020 at 6:38am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch Share Print text only Cancel There has been a breakthrough in the future of the heritage-listed property known as Lamb House, with Brisbane City Council confirming it will take steps to auction it by March. Key points: Brisbane City Council has been chasing th...

Six months before heritage-listed Lamb House goes up for auction Six months before heritage-listed Lamb House goes up for auction Normal text size Advertisement Brisbane’s heritage-listed Lamb House, the stately Kangaroo Point property officially named Home, might have finally slipped through the fingers of its owner. In August, Brisbane City Council gave the property’s owner, Joy Lamb, three months to pay rates owing on the now-derelict property, which overlooks the city’s CBD from the K...