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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