St George's Anglican Church, Beenleigh

St George's Anglican Church is a heritage-listed former church in the Beenleigh Historical Village, Main Street, Beenleigh, City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built in 1875 by Wohlsen and Ehlers. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[1]

St George's Anglican Church, Beenleigh
Church in 2015
LocationBeenleigh Historical Village, Main Street, Beenleigh, City of Logan, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates27.7234°S 153.2133°E / -27.7234; 153.2133
Design period1870s - 1890s (late 19th century)
Built1875
ArchitectFrancis Drummond Greville Stanley
Official nameSt George's Anglican Church
Typestate heritage (built)
Designated21 October 1992
Reference no.600001
Significant period1876 (fabric)
1876-1964, 1981 (historical)
Significant componentstower - bell / belfry
BuildersWohlsen and Ehlers
Location of St George's Anglican Church, Beenleigh in Queensland
St George's Anglican Church, Beenleigh (Australia)

History
St George's Church of England, Beenleigh, circa 1912

The Reverend Dubois was appointed as the Church of England minister for Beenleigh in March 1871, preaching his services in the local court house.[2] By August 1871, the congregation were planning to build a church.[3] However, by March 1873, plans for the church slowed when Dubois left the district and the Bishop of Brisbane failed to appoint a replacement minister.[4] In January 1874, the Reverend James Gilbertson was appointed to the district and planning resumed, calling for tenders in May 1874.[5][6][7]

The church was built in 1875 by Wohlsen and Ehlers to a design by prominent Brisbane architect FDG Stanley. It was built on land donated by local pioneer Michael Tansey in the street which bears his name. It was officially opened on Thursday 16 September 1875.[1][8][9]

It was the first church built in Beenleigh. The town was then part of the Southport Parish and later a mission district before becoming a parish in 1982. A new church (also called St George's Anglican Church) was built next door at 10 Tansey Street in 1964. In 1981 the old church building was moved to its present site at the Beenleigh Historical Village and repaired.[1]

The current church, built 1964

Description

This single-skin timber church is a one storey building on low concrete stumps with steeply pitched galvanised corrugated iron gable roofs. It is now prominently located facing Main Street in the Beenleigh Historical Village.[1]

The church is rectangular in plan with an attached chancel on the northern end. The chancel is narrower in width and has a lower roof than the nave. A gabled porch located on the western side is the only point of entry.[1]

The walls consist of vertical jointed (VJ) boards fixed to an exposed stud frame that is decoratively patterned with cross bracing. Inclined timber members fixed above the bottom plate shed water away from the walls, protecting structural timbers. The raked soffits are lined with diagonal beaded timber boards that continue internally to form a raked ceiling.[1]

The entry and front facade gable are decorated with curved and diagonal timber members. Four timber steps lead to the timber entry porch. Arched double doors constructed of diagonal timber boards open directly from the porch onto the main space of the church. This space is interrupted only by a screen enclosure in the south west corner. The chancel has a raised timber floor and is framed by a chancel arch.[1]

The rafters are exposed below the diagonally boarded ceiling. Trusses are formed where timber tie beams are attached to the underside of four of the rafters and connected back to the walls by curved timber braces.[1]

Tall slender casement windows are arranged in groups of three in the end walls and singularly in the side walls. A replica of the original timber bell tower is located in front of the church.[1]

Heritage listing

St George'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 George's Anglican Church is significant as the first church built in Beenleigh.[1]

The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.

St George's Anglican Church is a fine example of a single-skin timber church demonstrating the decorative possibilities of this type of construction.[1]

The place is important in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period.

St George's Anglican Church is a fine example of a single-skin timber church demonstrating the decorative possibilities of this type of construction.[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 George's Anglican Church is a surviving example of the ecclesiastical work of prominent architect FDG Stanley.[1]

References
  1. "St George's Anglican Church (entry 600001)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. "BEENLEIGH. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) March 16". The Brisbane Courier. 17 March 1871. p. 3. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. "BEENLEIGH. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) July 25". The Queenslander. 5 August 1871. p. 10. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. "BEENLEIGH. CHURCH OF ENGLAND MEETING". The Queenslander. 29 March 1873. p. 10. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS". The Telegraph. 17 January 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  6. "Classified Advertising". The Queenslander. 7 March 1874. p. 1. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  7. "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. 16 May 1874. p. 1. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  8. "Beenleigh. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] September 21". The Brisbane Courier. 25 September 1875. p. 6. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  9. "Classified Advertising". The Queenslander. 11 September 1875. p. 28. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on "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 originally 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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