St Agnes Anglican Church, Esk, Heritage-listed Anglican church in Esk, Australia.
St Agnes Anglican Church in Esk is a timber building with a steep metal gable roof and lancet windows featuring leadlight glazing. The structure displays classic Victorian architecture with weatherboard walls on Ipswich Street.
The Anglican Parish of Esk was created in 1886, and services were first held in the non-denominational Union Church. Ellen Webb donated the Ipswich Street site, transferred to the Anglican Church in 1889, and local sawmill proprietor Lars Andersen built the church to John Hingeston Buckeridge's 1888 plans; Bishop William Webber dedicated it on 28 October 1889. In 1907 the western end was lengthened by 3 metres, the communion rails extended and a vestry added.
The church complex includes a rectory, hall, and sandstone gate pillars honoring pioneer Francis Edward Bigge, designed by stonemason Andrew Petrie.
The church group stands on Ipswich Street, Esk's main road into town, alongside the Presbyterian, Uniting and Catholic church groups. Entry is through the memorial gates: three sandstone gateposts with pyramid capitals and decorative metal gates, erected in 1920. The 1953 timber belltower with corrugated iron roof stands north-east of the church. The former rectory is leased to a local art and craft society.
The 1953 timber belltower with a corrugated iron pitched roof stands north-east of the church, and the site is entered through memorial gates honouring Brisbane Valley pioneer Francis Edward Bigge, built by stonemason Andrew Petrie of Toowong in 1920. The three sandstone gateposts have pyramid capitals and a marble plaque.
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