Addresses
Type of place
Residence (singular)
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Free Gothic
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Scots Presbyterian Memorial Church
Scots Presbyterian Memorial Church
Addresses
Type of place
Residence (singular)
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Free Gothic
The original Scots Presbyterian Church was designed by AB Wilson, architect, and built by James Watterson in Balmain Street, Maida Hill. It was opened for worship on Sunday May 18, 1889. The congregation decided to enlarge the church in the early 1900s and this site at the corner of Bellevue Terrace and Queens Rd was acquired. The church was moved from Balmain Street to this site and re-erected and enlarged during 1904. It was re-opened in May 1904. Additions and alterations were made in 1954, including encasing the original building in brick veneer with buttressed walls and a new roof. The church was renamed the Scots Presbyterian Memorial Church. The congregation continues to worship in the church.
Also known as
Scots Presbyterian Church
Lot plan
L1_RP862197
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Walls: Face brickPeople/associations
Alexander Brown Wilson - the original church (Architect);James Watterson - the original church (Builder)
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
Also known as
Scots Presbyterian Church
Lot plan
L1_RP862197
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Walls: Face brickPeople/associations
Alexander Brown Wilson - the original church (Architect);James Watterson - the original church (Builder)
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
History
The original Scots Presbyterian Church was designed by AB Wilson, architect, and built by James Watterson in Balmain Street, Maida Hill. It was opened for worship on Sunday May 18, 1889.
The congregation decided to enlarge the church in the early 1900s and this site at the corner of Bellevue Terrace and Queens Rd was acquired. The church was moved from Balmain Street to this site and re-erected and enlarged during 1904. It was again opened in May 1904.
In 1952 approval was given for alterations and additions to the church. These included including encasing the original building in brick veneer with buttressed walls, and a new roof. The front porch and the vestries at the rear of the church were subsequently altered, and the steeple removed. The changes were completed by February 1954, and it reopened as the Scots Presbyterian Memorial Church.
Statement of significance
Relevant assessment criteria
This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:
References
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Brisbane City Council, aerial photographs, 2001
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Brisbane City Council, Detail Plan, 1934
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Brisbane City Council, Properties on the Web, Building Cards
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Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland Certificates of Title
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Scots Presbyterian Memorial Church Clayfield. 70th Anniversary Celebrations 1887 to 1957. Brisbane: 1957
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McKellar's Map of Brisbane and Suburbs. Brisbane: Surveyor-General’s Office, 1895
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John Oxley Library images, Scots Church Wooloowin
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NLA, Trove website, Brisbane Courier, Telegraph
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)