St Pauls Presbyterian Church, Spring Hill, Presbyterian church in Spring Hill, Australia
St Pauls Presbyterian Church is a religious building in Spring Hill completed in 1889 with a cruciform floor plan. The walls are made of local Brisbane tuff stone, the window frames use Helidon sandstone, and the interior features stone pillars, gothic arches, and a red cedar ceiling.
The congregation's first church stood at Creek and Adelaide Streets from 1863; its 1876 stone successor was sold in 1886 and demolished, and much of its stone was reused here. Architect F. D. G. Stanley designed the new church, builder Thomas Rees completed it in about 18 months for £11,000, the foundation stone was laid on 8 October 1887 and it was dedicated on 5 May 1889.
The street outside was renamed St Pauls Terrace in the mid-1930s, taking the church's name. Inside, the 1901 rearrangement moved the organ and choir stalls to the southwest transept and raised the pulpit to the centre. An electronic carillon, "the chimes", was installed in 1950, and a columbarium added in 1967.
The building sits on St Pauls Terrace and is easy to reach with clear markings and walkable access. Visitors should come during regular services to fully experience the interior and see the place being used as intended.
The 1874 pipe organ by William Hill & Sons of London was moved here from the earlier Creek Street church, and in 1963 it gained electro-pneumatic action. Prophet lights donated in 1878 by former Queensland Premier Sir Thomas McIlwraith also came to the new site. The entrance window of 1923, depicting the apostle Nathaniel, was given by the Philp family after Sir Robert Philp's death in 1922.
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