St Matthews Anglican Church, Grovely
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St Matthews Anglican Church, 2011
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| Location | 35 Church Road, Mitchelton, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°24′32″S 152°58′06″E / 27.409°S 152.9684°ECoordinates: 27°24′32″S 152°58′06″E / 27.409°S 152.9684°E |
| Design period | 1840s - 1860s (mid-19th century) |
| Built | 1867 - 1980s |
| Architect | Charles Tiffin |
| Official name: St Matthews Anglican Church, Grovely Church | |
| Type | state heritage (landscape, built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600256 |
| Significant period | 1867-1869, 1914, 1917, 1980s (fabric) 1909, 1920, 1947 (historical) |
| Significant components | memorial - plaque, hall, memorial - window, memorial - gate/s, furniture/fittings, church, post/s - bell, trees/plantings, cemetery, stained glass window/s |
| Builders | Mr Mahoney |
 Location of St Matthews Anglican Church in Queensland
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St Matthews Anglican Church is a heritage-listed church and cemetery at 35 Church Road, Mitchelton, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Charles Tiffin and built from 1867 to 1869 by Mr Mahoney. It is also known as Grovely Church, as it is within the Parish of Grovely (a former Brisbane suburb name). It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The land was owned by John and Mary Nicholson, landed gentry from Wiltshire, England who emigrated to Queensland in 1864 and established themselves at Groveley Farm (later Groveley Lodge), Upper Kedron (the extra 'e' in Groveley was dropped in later years). As there was no church in the area and being dedicated Anglicans, they established church services and a Sunday school in their home. Early in 1867 they approached Bishop Edward Tufnell for permission to build a local church. The Nicholsons provided the hill-top land and much of the capital while other settlers provided their time and materials. Somewhat unusually the land was not given to the church, but was placed into a private trust. Public subscription was raised to provide funds to build a church.
The Nicholsons had approached the Queensland Colonial Architect Charles Tiffin to design a simple timber church to accommodate approximately 130 persons. This design was approved at a meeting of interested Upper Kedron residents held in March 1866, but it was proposed also that local brickmakers (a number of whom had moved to the district in the mid-1860s) be approached to donate bricks for the construction. Tenders were called in April 1867 through the office of the Church of England Diocesan Architect, Richard George Suter, for a church of brick and stone. Mr Mahoney was appointed the contractor.
The foundation stone for St Matthew's Anglican Church was laid on 23 September 1867 by Governor George Bowen and the first service was held on 7 February 1869. The church was never blessed or consecrated (perhaps because the land was not given to the church). However, it has been used for baptisms, burials and marriages since 1869. In 1885 John's brother, William Castlemaine Nicholson, converted ownership of the land and church buildings to trustees and they are still privately owned.
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