St Mary's Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point

St Mary's Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point
St Mary's Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point
	St Mary's Anglican Church, West Front, 2017
Location	455 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	27°28′29″S153°02′06″E / 27.4747°S 153.0351°E
Design period	1870s–1890s (late 19th century)
Built	1873
Architect	Richard George Suter
Queensland Heritage Register
Official name	St Marys Anglican Church
Type	state heritage (built)
Designated	21 October 1992
Reference no.	600244
Significant period	1873, 1879, 1889, 1892–93, 1901, 1931 (fabric)
Significant components	stained glass window/s, gate – entrance, church, trees/plantings, furniture/fittings, hall, wall/s, memorial/monument, residential accommodation – rectory, pipe organ, tower – bell / belfry
Builders	Alfred Grant
	Location of St Mary's Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point in Queensland St Mary's Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point (Australia)

Last updated January 08, 2024

St Mary's Anglican Church is a heritage-listed churchyard at 433, 447 & 449 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Richard George Suter and built in 1873 by Alfred Grant. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.^[1]

History

The Church of St Mary's, Kangaroo Point was built in 1873 by Alfred Grant to a design by diocesan architect Richard G Suter. It replaced a timber structure built in 1849 on land closer to the river.^[1]

The cornerstone of the present church was laid on 30 April 1872 by the Queensland Governor George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby in the presence of the Anglican Bishop of Brisbane Edward Tufnell. The stone contains a time capsule containing a bottle with a parchment signed by the Governor, the Bishop and other church dignitarie, a copy of the plans of the church, a copy of the Brisbane Courier and some coins of the realm.^[2]

The church was officially opened and dedicated to St Mary the Virgin on Wednesday 5 November 1873 by Bishop Tufnell.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

The Sunday School building was opened on 30 November 1879 by Bishop Matthew Hale.^[8]

In 1892 a cyclone caused considerable damage to the church's roof and bellcote.^[1] Stone structures on the northern external aspect of the chancel indicate that the building is incomplete and a vestry or bell tower may have been intended for that site.^{[ citation needed ]}

The pipe organ is the oldest in Queensland, dating from the early nineteenth century. It was imported from a London church in 1876.^[1] It was built by H.C. Lincoln (1789-1864). and further stops were added in the 1961 by the Brisbane firm Whitehouse & Brothers. It is now maintained by Pierce Pipe Organs and plans are afoot for its complete restoration at some future date.^{[ citation needed ]}

The church hall was built in 1879. The rectory, designed by diocesan architect John Hingeston Buckeridge, was completed in 1889.^[1]

St Mary's was patronised by the governors when they resided at Old Government House. It has always been the naval chapel in Queensland and was once connected by stairs with the Naval Stores below the quarry face.^[1]

Following the death in 1926 of former rector and World War I army chaplain, the Reverend William Maitland Woods, a bell tower (separate to the church building) was erected to his memory. The belltower is dedicated to Woods on a plaque and by inscriptions engraved on the bells.^[9]

The Warriors' Chapel, dedicated in 1950, contains a memorial to those who died on HMAS Voyager in 1964.^[1] There are also a number of naval commemorative plaques and monuments in the church gardens.

Description

St Mary's is a Gothic style church built on a prominent riverside site above the Kangaroo Point quarries. Constructed of Brisbane tuff, it is cruciform in shape, but with shallow transepts and a faceted sanctuary bay. The gable roof, originally timber shingled, is now in ribbed galvanized iron. It is surmounted by a small stone bellcote at the front gable.^[1]

In the interior, the nave is unlined, and timber trusses, resting on small masonry pillars, support the roof. The sanctuary is lined with plaster and its ceiling features three paintings by the noted artist R. Godfrey Rivers.^[1]

The hall is a timber structure on concrete stumps. Cruciform in shape with a proscenium stage, it has a gabled corrugated iron roof surmounted by a central ventilation lantern.^[1]

The rectory is a large single-storey brick residence with verandahs on three sides. It stands on brick piers with honeycomb infill. Entry is through a gabled frontispiece. The verandah has timber posts and balusters. A number of bays on the rear verandah add to the complexity of the corrugated roof which is a series of hips and gables.^[1]

St Mary's Studio

Located in the hall basement, St Mary's Studio was host to many artists, art classes, and arts groups from 1950 until 2010, and played a significant role in the development of the cultural landscape in Brisbane. ^[10] Artists such as Betty Churcher, Roy Churcher, Margaret Cilento, Jon Molvig, and Mervin Moriarty taught classes at the Studio.^[11] The Half Dozen Group of Artists used the space as a studio from 1975. The group is now located in Sherwood.^[12]

Heritage listing

St Mary's Anglican Church was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria:^[1]

The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.

St Mary's Anglican Church is significant as having always been the naval chapel in Queensland.

St Mary's Anglican Church contains the oldest pipe organ in Queensland and the religious art of Godfrey Rivers.^[1]

The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage.

St Mary's Anglican Church is an early and intact religious precinct of church, hall and rectory and is one of the only two surviving stone churches designed by RG Suter.^[1]

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.

St Marys Anglican Church is an early and intact religious precinct of church, hall and rectory and is one of the only two surviving stone churches designed by RG Suter.^[1]

The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.

The building remains as an historical and visual landmark in Kangaroo Point.^[1]

The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.

St Mary's Anglican Church is significant as having always been the naval chapel in Queensland.^[1]

The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.

St Mary's Anglican Church is an early and intact religious precinct of church, hall and rectory and is one of the only two surviving stone churches designed by RG Suter.^[1]

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References

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↑ "NEW CHURCH OF ENGLAND, KANGAROO POINT". The Queenslander . Vol. VII, no. 326. Queensland, Australia. 4 May 1872. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "CONSECRATION OF THE NEW CHURCH, KANGAROO POINT". The Telegraph . No. 344. Queensland, Australia. 5 November 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "MELBOURNE". The Telegraph . No. 331. Queensland, Australia. 21 October 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "TELEGRAPHIC". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXVIII, no. 5, 022. Queensland, Australia. 3 November 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "The Courier". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXVIII, no. 5, 023. Queensland, Australia. 4 November 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "CONSECRATION OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH, KANGAROO POINT". The Queenslander . Vol. VIII, no. 405. Queensland, Australia. 8 November 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "ST. MARY'S SUNDAY SCHOOL". The Telegraph . No. 2, 201. Queensland, Australia. 1 December 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Reverend W. Maitland Woods". Monument Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
↑ "Creating a Scene: The Role of Artists' Groups in the Development of Brisbane's Art World 1940-1970, p148" (PDF).
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This Wikipedia article incorporates text from "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014).

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[qhr-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "St Mary's Anglican Church (entry 600244)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

[2] "NEW CHURCH OF ENGLAND, KANGAROO POINT". The Queenslander . Vol. VII, no. 326. Queensland, Australia. 4 May 1872. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.

[3] "CONSECRATION OF THE NEW CHURCH, KANGAROO POINT". The Telegraph . No. 344. Queensland, Australia. 5 November 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.

[4] "MELBOURNE". The Telegraph . No. 331. Queensland, Australia. 21 October 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.

[5] "TELEGRAPHIC". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXVIII, no. 5, 022. Queensland, Australia. 3 November 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.

[6] "The Courier". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXVIII, no. 5, 023. Queensland, Australia. 4 November 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.

[7] "CONSECRATION OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH, KANGAROO POINT". The Queenslander . Vol. VIII, no. 405. Queensland, Australia. 8 November 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.

[8] "ST. MARY'S SUNDAY SCHOOL". The Telegraph . No. 2, 201. Queensland, Australia. 1 December 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2020– via National Library of Australia.

[9] "Reverend W. Maitland Woods". Monument Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

[10] "Creating a Scene: The Role of Artists' Groups in the Development of Brisbane's Art World 1940-1970, p148" (PDF).

[11] "Cooke, Glenn R. Training, Teaching and Turmoil, p24" (PDF).

[12] "HDG".

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