All Saints Anglican Church
Brisbane’s oldest surviving Anglican church, completed in 1869 and designed by Benjamin Backhouse, represents a landmark of High Church tradition in Queensland.
At a glance
All Saints stands at 32 Wickham Terrace in Spring Hill, a heritage-listed structure that has anchored Brisbane’s Anglican community for over 150 years. The church embodies Victorian ecclesiastical architecture and continues to reflect the Anglo-Catholic identity that has defined its mission since foundation.
History
The parish was first founded in 1862, establishing Anglican worship in an expanding Brisbane. The current building, designed by architect Benjamin Backhouse, was completed in 1869—the same year marking it as the city’s oldest remaining Anglican church. Throughout its existence, All Saints has maintained strong ties to the High Church tradition within Anglicanism. The church received official recognition when added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
What you see
Backhouse’s design reflects mid-Victorian ecclesiastical practice. The building demonstrates the architectural conventions of Anglican worship spaces from this period, with forms and materials typical of nineteenth-century Queensland religious architecture.
Cultural significance
All Saints represents a formative chapter in Brisbane’s religious and cultural development. As the oldest surviving Anglican church in the city, it documents the spread of established Protestant denominations during Queensland’s colonial expansion and the persistence of High Church liturgical practice in the antipodean context.
Key facts
- Country: Australia
- City: Brisbane, Queensland
- Coordinates: -27.4646, 153.0281
- Founded: 1862
- Building completed: 1869
- Architect: Benjamin Backhouse
- Queensland Heritage Register: 21 October 1992
Practical information & getting there
All Saints is located at 32 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, within Brisbane’s inner-north residential and heritage precinct. Detailed visiting hours and accessibility information are best confirmed directly with the parish.
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