Webber House, Brisbane, Heritage-listed church hall in Brisbane, Australia
Webber House is a three-story building on Ann Street featuring steep slate roofs and Gothic arched windows set within the St John's Cathedral grounds. The structure originally housed assembly spaces, reading areas, and schoolrooms designed for educational and administrative functions.
The building was constructed in 1904 by architects John Smith Murdoch and Robin Dods using materials from the demolished St John's Pro-Cathedral. This reuse of materials reflected early 20th-century construction practices that valued salvaging from older structures.
The building is also known as Cathedral Schools and St John's Institute, names tied to its original role as a diocesan day school and institute. The Sisters of the Sacred Advent ran a school here from 1936 to 1941, and the name Webber House honours William Webber, third Bishop of Brisbane (1885–1903), who initiated the cathedral precinct's development.
The location is easily accessible on foot near the city center with clear signage marking the cathedral grounds. Visitors should allow time to explore the full site and bring sun protection on warm days.
The top floor's steep boarded ceiling sits above timber trusses resting at each end on three turned timber columns. Much of the fabric is second-hand: stone from the demolished St John's Pro-Cathedral forms the foundation stones and parts of the front and rear walls, and its main doors, Gothic windows and roof trusses were reused.
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