Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd facts for kids
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| Location | 615 Brookfield Road, Brookfield, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1892–1893 |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic |
| Official name: Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd | |
| Type | state heritage (built, landscape) |
| Designated | 28 April 2000 |
| Reference no. | 601263 |
| Significant period | 1890s (historical) ongoing (social) 1890s (fabric) |
| Significant components | trees/plantings, church, views to |
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The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd is a historic church located at 615 Brookfield Road, Brookfield, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built between 1892 and 1893. This church is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register, which means it is an important historical site in Queensland.
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History of the Church
The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd was built in 1892. We do not know who the architect was. However, the design might have been by John Hingeston Buckeridge. He was the architect for the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane from 1886 to 1902.
The first Anglican chaplain in the Moreton Bay area was Reverend John Vincent. He arrived in 1829. For many years, church services were held in temporary buildings or private homes. In 1848, land was chosen in Queen's Park for the first Anglican church in Brisbane.
When Queensland became a separate colony in 1859, a new church area, called a diocese, was needed. The first Bishop of the new Diocese of Brisbane, Reverend Edward Wyndham Tufnell, arrived in 1860. He brought six young clergymen with him. One of them, Reverend Thomas Jones, helped a lot with the early Church of the Good Shepherd.
By 1870, Brookfield was part of the large Toowong church area. Farmers and timber workers had settled in Brookfield in the late 1850s. The Reverend Robert Creyke looked after the church members in these distant areas.
Later, in 1890, Brookfield became part of the Indooroopilly church area. Even then, people from Brookfield had to travel far to go to church. Reverend Arthur Richard Rivers encouraged the local people to build their own church. So, a Building Committee was formed.
The land for the church was bought in October 1892 for £20. It was on the corner of Brookfield and Boscombe Streets. The church cost £220 to build. It was officially opened on Easter Monday, April 2, 1893. The church might have been based on plans that Bishop Webber shared with building committees.
To save money, the inside of the church was not covered with lining at first. The timber was oiled instead of painted. The roof was originally made of "stringy-bark" shingles. The small room on the north side, called a vestry, seems to have been added later. Adding vestries later was common if there wasn't enough money at first.
In the 1930s, the shingle roof was changed to iron. In the early 1950s, the inside walls were covered and painted. The area around the altar was also covered with new material.
More work was done in the 1960s. The church was repainted and had new electrical wiring. The floor was repaired, sanded, and varnished.
In 1968, the church areas of Kenmore, Brookfield, and Moggill joined together. In the 1980s, stained glass windows were put in, and the church was repaired again. A new hall next to the church was built in 1985. The church bell, which used to be outside the vestry, was moved to a new spot.
What the Church Looks Like
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The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd is a one-story timber church. It stands on wooden stumps on a small hill next to Brookfield Road. It has a main area called a nave, a chancel (the area near the altar), a north vestry (a small room), and a west porch (an entrance area). There is also a separate sanctuary with its own roof and a raised floor.
The church is about twelve meters long and six meters wide, not including the vestry and porch. It can seat about eighty people. The outside of the church is covered with white painted timber boards called chamferboards.
The window at the east end of the church is a set of three smaller windows. The glass in these windows, including the middle panel showing the Good Shepherd, was put in in 1981. The west end of the church has a central porch and decorative timber boards called barge boards along the roof edge. The top of the west wall has an opening with a pointed arch shape for air.
Inside, the nave has an open timber ceiling. You can see the main beams and boards. All the ceiling timbers in the nave are painted. The inside walls of the nave are covered with panels and painted. The ceiling over the sanctuary is not painted and shows the timber structure. The arch leading to the sanctuary has a pointed shape. The sanctuary walls are covered with clear-finished pine boards.
The church is surrounded by tall pine trees and eucalypts.
Why the Church is Important
The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on April 28, 2000. This means it is recognized as an important historical place.
The church is important for showing how the Anglican Church grew in Queensland and in the Brookfield area during the late 1800s.
It is also important because it is a beautiful example of a timber church built in the Gothic style. Many simple timber churches were built in Queensland. This one stands out because of its good design. It also fits well with other old buildings in the area, like the Uniting Church (built in 1871), Brookfield School (1874), and the Brookfield cemetery (1872).
Finally, the church has been a place of worship for over 100 years. This gives it special value to the local Anglican community.
See Also
- List of churches in Brisbane
Images for kids
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The church in 1913
