St Luke's Church of England, Brisbane
St Luke's Church of England, Brisbane | |
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Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
Coordinates | 27°28′20″S 153°01′31″E / 27.4721°S 153.0252°E |
Design period | 1900–1914 (early 20th century) |
Built | 1904 |
Architect | John Smith Murdoch |
Architectural style(s) | Romanesque |
Official name | Pancake Manor, St Lukes Anglican Church |
Type | state heritage (built) |
Designated | 21 October 1992 |
Reference no. | 600083 |
Significant period | 1904 (fabric) 1904–1910, 1904–1950s, 1977, 1979 (historical) |
Significant components | tower, hall |
Builders | John Steward & Co |
St Luke's Church of England, Brisbane is a heritage-listed former church and now restaurant at 18 Charlotte Street,
History
The site was purchased in 1903 by the Church of England for a new mission church. Prior to this, the mission had rented rooms throughout Brisbane and St Luke's provided its first permanent home. On 3 February 1904 the foundation stone of St Luke's Church was laid by His Excellency, Sir Herbert Chermside, Governor of Queensland.[1][2]
St Luke's served as a temporary cathedral between the demolition of St Johns Pro-Cathedral, 1904 and the opening of
St Luke's was purpose built for the Mission headquarters, providing meeting rooms in the basement. John Steward & Co constructed St Luke's which was dedicated on 14 August 1904 by the Administrator, the Venerable
After 1910 St Luke's served its intended purpose as the headquarters of the Anglican Church Mission. The Mission was an evangelistic group which worked amongst the disadvantaged supplying food and shelter for the destitute and saving young girls from moral degradation. It also provided ministering to districts without parishes or churches. It ran several youth clubs, including the Newsboys Club, providing social companionship and spiritual guidance for the members. In 1908 the Overseas Girls Club was founded and later the hall was used as a meeting and recreational venue for the Girls Friendly Society.[1]
During the
During the
St Luke's remained the Mission Headquarters until the 1950s and the meeting place of the Synod of the Diocese until 1977, after which St Luke's was no longer needed for church purposes.[1]
In 1979 St Luke's Church was converted into a restaurant, the Pancake Manor.[1]
Description
St Luke's is a finely detailed brick building in the
The exterior and interior finishes of the building are particularly intact, despite the building's change of use, installation of kitchen facilities, and inappropriate interior door and external signage.[1]
Heritage listing
St Luke's 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 Luke's was purpose built as a hall with meeting rooms to assist the Church of England Mission in its role of providing Christian charity to the community and ministering to districts without parishes or churches.[1]
St Luke's has religious significance as the Anglican Pro-Cathedral, 1904–1910, as the Mission Headquarters, 1904–1950s, and as the meeting place of the Synod of the Diocese until 1977 and socially significant as a recreational venue for Anglican youth groups and World War I and World War 2 veterans.[1]
The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.
The quality of its polychrome brickwork and picturesque roof forms make the building visually appealing, and is a successful example of a building designed to fulfil the dual purpose of both Mission headquarters and Church.[1]
The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.
The quality of its polychrome brickwork and picturesque roof forms make the building visually appealing, and is a successful example of a building designed to fulfil the dual purpose of both Mission headquarters and Church.[1]
The scale and materials of this building form a visual complement to the other buildings in the precinct, notably the red facebrick facades of John Mills Himself and the John Reid and Nephews buildings.[1]
The place is important in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period.
The quality of its polychrome brickwork and picturesque roof forms make the building visually appealing, and is a successful example of a building designed to fulfil the dual purpose of both Mission headquarters and Church.[1]
The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.
St Luke's has religious significance as the Anglican Pro-Cathedral, 1904-1910, as the Mission Headquarters, 1904-1950s, and as the meeting place of the Synod of the Diocese until 1977 and socially significant as a recreational venue for Anglican youth groups and World War I and World War 2 veterans.[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.
The church was designed by John S Murdoch who was commissioned by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane to design St Luke's and Webber House in 1904.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Pancake Manor (entry 600083)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Anglican New Church". The Telegraph. No. 9737. Queensland, Australia. 4 February 1904. p. 3 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 16 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXI, no. 14, 536. Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 16 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "New Bishop of Brisbane". The Telegraph. No. 10013. Queensland, Australia. 21 December 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 16 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.