St Matthews Anglican Church, Drayton, QLD, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member blingg
S 27° 35.920 E 151° 54.697
56J E 392589 N 6946781
An early Anglican Church in Drayton
Waymark Code: WM122CZ
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 02/09/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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St Matthew's Church of England is a small bluestone church constructed in the Gothic revival style in 1886-7 and is the second church of this name in Drayton, replacing an earlier 1859 church. St Matthew's Church comprises a nave, porch, sanctuary and vestry. It has a gable roof clad in corrugated iron with gabled vents to the sanctuary roof. The walls are of hammer dressed square rubble bluestone laid in random courses. Facings to the gable capping, external buttresses, doors and the lancet windows are Murphy's-Creek sandstone.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 08/16/1886

Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque

If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Anglican

If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday

Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 8:00 AM

Street address of Church:
Glennie St,
Drayton,, Qld Australia
4350


If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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