Ann Street, Brisbane

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Ann Street

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Ann Street, Central Station on the right
Ann Street, Brisbane
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Ann Street
Coordinates
General information
Type Street
Location Brisbane
Length3 km (1.9 mi)
Major junctions
Southwest end Riverside Expressway
 
Northeast endMontpelier 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.

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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.

Major intersections

History

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 / -27.4628; 153.0302 (Your Church (Church of Christ)) ) to establish their first church, still operating as at 2021 under the name Your Church. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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. [10]

Heritage listings

Air raid shelters on Ann Street, 1942; the Masonic Temple, Shell House, St Andrew's Uniting Church, and the tower of City Hall on the left Air raid shelters on Ann Street Brisbane 1942.jpg
Air raid shelters on Ann Street, 1942;
the Masonic Temple, Shell House, St Andrew's Uniting Church, and the tower of City Hall on the left
Apothecaries Hall, 690 Ann Street Apothecaries Hall, Fortitude Valley, 2016.jpg
Apothecaries Hall, 690 Ann Street

Ann Street has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Brisbane's city streets". John Oxley Library. State Library of Queensland. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Photograph of soldiers at the Shrine of Remembrance during the dawn service on ANZAC Day
  3. ↑ "WEEKLY EPITOME". The Courier (Brisbane) . Vol. XVII, no. 1558. Queensland, Australia. 7 February 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Local Intelligence". The Courier (Brisbane) . Vol. XVII, no. 1594. Queensland, Australia. 24 March 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "UNITED METHODIST FREE CHURCH". The Courier (Brisbane) . Vol. XVII, no. 1604. Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Haigh, George; Churches of Christ in Queensland (1983), Churches of Christ in Queensland : 100 years venturing in faith, Historical Committee, Conference of Churches of Christ in Queensland, p. 111, ISBN   978-0-909116-38-5
  7. ↑ "Your Church in Brisbane City" . Retrieved 21 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Since 1883 – Your Church in Brisbane City" . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Google (21 June 2021). "430 Ann Street" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. ↑ CC-BY-icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Sobriety in ruins - Demolition of The Canberra Hotel". Blog. State Library of Queensland. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ann Street Presbyterian Church (entry 600071)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  12. ↑ "Brisbane School of Arts (entry 600072)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  13. ↑ "Former Queensland Government Offices (Anzac Square Building) (entry 600059)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "Central Railway Station (entry 600073)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  15. ↑ "Shell House (former)", Brisbane Heritage Register
  16. ↑ "CPS Credit Society Centre, 301–311 Ann St, Brisbane City, QLD, Australia", Register of the National Estate
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  18. ↑ "Former RS Exton and Co Building (Part) (entry 601142)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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