Ann Street | |
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Ann Street, Central Station on the right | |
Coordinates | |
General information | |
Type | Street |
Location | Brisbane |
Length | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
Major junctions | |
Southwest end | Riverside Expressway |
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Northeast end | Montpelier Road / Skyring Terrace |
Location(s) | |
LGA(s) | City of Brisbane |
Major suburbs | |
Restrictions | |
General | One-way traffic NE–SW (city-bound) |
Ann Street runs parallel to Adelaide Street and is the northernmost street in the Brisbane CBD in Queensland, Australia. The street is named for Anne, Queen of Great Britain, as part of the CBD street naming series of female British royalty. [1] It is a major thoroughfare, linking as a four-lane one-way street the suburb of Fortitude Valley in the northeast with the Riverside Expressway in the southwest; house numbers run the opposite direction.
Parks and buildings along Ann Street include the State Law Building, Central Railway Station, Brisbane City Hall, King George Square, King George Central, and also ANZAC Square and the Shrine of Remembrance (both of which commemorate Australia's and New Zealand's war dead). The now demolished Canberra Hotel (1929–1987) was located on the corner of Ann and Edward Streets.
Each year, on Anzac Day (25 April), a dawn memorial service is held at the Shrine of Remembrance, with wreaths being laid around the eternal flame in memory of those who died in conflict. [2] There is also a memorial service held each year on Armistice Day (11 November) and wreaths are again laid at the eternal flame. The shrine was dedicated on Armistice Day in 1930.
King George Square busway station has entrances from King George Square and is accessible from Ann Street.
Ann Street is home to several historic Brisbane churches including St John's Cathedral, Ann Street Church of Christ and St Andrew's Uniting Church. Access to some facilities of All Saints Anglican Church is from Ann Street.
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The United Methodist Free Church opened a church in Ann Street near Wharf Street on Sunday 22 March 1863. [3] [4] [5]
A congregation of the Church of Christ was established on 23 September 1883 in the Brisbane central area. In the late 1890s the congregation purchased 430 Ann Street ( 27°27′46″S153°01′49″E / 27.4628°S 153.0302°E ) purchased from the United Methodist Free Church to establish their first church, [6] still operating as at 2021 under the name Your Church. [7] [8] [9] [10]
The Canberra Hotel, erected by the Queensland Prohibition League on the western corner of Ann and Edward Streets, was opened on 20 July 1929 and demolished in 1987. [11]
Ann Street has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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