St Matthews Anglican Church, Grovely

St Matthews Anglican Church

St Matthews is a heritage-listed Anglican church in Church Road, Mitchelton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is within the Parish of Grovely (a former Brisbane suburb name).

History

Headstone for John and Mary Nicholson

In 1865 John and Mary Nicholson were pioneers in the area. They built a home and named it Groveley Lodge (the extra 'e' in the name was dropped in later years).[2] In the absence of a church in the area, the Nicholsons held services within Groveley Lodge and later gave a portion of their land to build the church. Somewhat unusually the land was not given to the church, but was placed into a private trust. John and Mary Nicholson are buried in the churchyard cemetery.[2][3][4]

Heritage listing

The church was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "St Matthews Anglican Church (entry 15031)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Keperra". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Our History". Anglican Parish of Grovely. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Graveyard". Anglican Parish of Grovely. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

Coordinates: 27°24′32″S 152°58′05″E / 27.40896°S 152.96810°E

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