St Luke's Anglican Church, Toowoomba
St Luke's Anglican Church is a heritage-listed church, located at 152 Herries Street, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. It is the second church on the site.
History
The Reverend Benjamin Glennie had a plan to establish the (then) Church of England on the Darling Downs through four churches in the larger towns named after the four apostles: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.[1]
The first church on the site was established by the Reverend Benjamin Glennie in 1857. In 1892 John Hingeston Buckeridge (the architect of the diocese) was instructed to design a new church, which was constructed in 1895.[2]
Description
The church has a sandstone base and bluestone walls and was to be built in the shape of a crucifix (but the original design was not fully completed).[2]
Vicars
- 1860-1861: Vincent Ransome, son-in-law of Toowoomba pioneer Thomas Alford. Following some dissension within the parish, he was transferred to St Matthew's in Drayton.[3]
- August 1929: Rupert Warner Shand (father of Bishop David Shand)[4]
Heritage listing
The church was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 July 2000.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Rev. Benjamin Glennie - Apostle of the Downs". History: Profiles. Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "St Lukes Anglican Church (entry 16615)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ Unidentified (1860), Vincent Ransome, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved 5 April 2015
- ↑ "PERSONAL.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 18 June 1929. p. 23. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
External links
- Official website
- "St. Luke's". History. The Anglican Parish of St Luke.
Coordinates: 27°33′55″S 151°57′11″E / 27.5652°S 151.9530°E