St Stephen's Presbyterian Church, corner Limestone and Gordon Streets, Ipswich, 1959

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TitleSt Stephen's Presbyterian Church, corner Limestone and Gordon Streets, Ipswich, 1959Date Created1959StudioWhitehead StudiosAcknowledgementWhitehead Family

Location

StreetLimestone StreetGordon StreetSuburbIpswichCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinates^[1]

Description

DescriptionThe first Presbyterian service was conducted by the Rev Dr Dunmore Lang in December 1844. Later, a temporary church was erected in Ellenborough Street. In 1855, the NSW Government gave the church one acre of land on the corner of Limestone and Gordon Streets. Brisbane contractor John Petrie built a stone church with a square tower, but this church was later demolished as the foundations were proved to be faulty. This church building located on the corner of Limestone & Gordon Streets was built in 1866 and is formerly known as St Stephen’s. The building was designed by Joseph Backhouse, brother of Benjamin Backhouse who designed the Ipswich Grammar School. The foundation stone was laid in August 1865. The steeple (37 metres high) was once the tallest structure in Queensland. In 2008, the church changed its name to Central Presbyterian Church. At the peak of the steeple is a weathervane. This lynch gate on corner of Gordon and Brisbane Street was built in 1958 as a war memorial. References (offline)Queensland Times, “Lattice and Lace” by Robyn Buchanan, date unknownCentral Church Ipswich, 31 January 2011 from http://www.centralchurch.net.au/about-central/our-history/Our heritage in focus, by Carolyn Nolan, 1994:20Jubilee history of Ipswich edited by Geo Harrison 1910:91

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Churches & CemeteriesSt Stephen'sCurated CollectionsWhitehead Studios - The Whitehead Collection

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SubjectsSteeplesBrick buildingsReligious groupsChurchesFencesCars

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Reference IDWHD-015-NEG-1362p.jpgAsset TypeImages - JpegImages, Maps and Artefacts (Trove mapping field)imagePhysical DescriptionNegativeHigher Resolution Available (contact Picture Ipswich)YesCopyright NoticeReproduction rights remain with Whitehead Studios. CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information

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