- King George Square - Petrie Tableau sculpture - 87C Roma St, Brisbane
- 16th April 2024 - 16th April 2024
- 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- https://brisbaneopenhouse.com.au/event/ann-street-guided-walk-albert-street-uniting-church-april/
- info@brisbaneopenhouse.com.au
- 79.00
Ann Street + Albert St Uniting Church Guided Walk
Join us on this historic guided walk along Ann Street, leading our way up to The Inchcolm Hotel in Spring Hill. Your tour guide, Ian Tomlinson from Brisbane Open House, will take you on a journey tracking along main streets, and pedestrian walkways.
We will start the walk at the Albert Street Uniting Church, enjoying an historic tour of this wonderful church and listen to their organist play.
The walk will then continue along Ann Street, talking to many of the buildings along Ann. We then transit via walkway from Ann Street under Turbot Street to Wickham Terrace, making our way to intersection of Wickham & Edward Streets.
At this corner we will discover more about Wickham Terrace Car park, City Tabernacle and United Services Lodge, before the short walk to our final destination, The Inchcolm by Ovolo.
Once we arrive at our destination, we will enjoy a short tour of the hotel including its original elevator built by the Otis Elevator Company in New York in 1928, while uncovering the Inchcolm’s affinity with the martini, before sitting back and enjoying a tipple with canapés.
TUESDAY 16th APRIL 2024
TOUR STARTS @ 4:00PM
- Meeting point – King George Square Petrie Tableau sculpture, Adelaide Street (speakers corner)
- Albert Street Uniting Church – tour & organists play
- Guided Tour with Ian Tomlinson, Brisbane Open House
- Arrive at Inchcolm Hotel, 73 Wickham Terrace, 6:00pm. Enjoying a cocktail with canapes.
- Tour concludes 7:00pm
Max 20 participants. Strictly limited capacity.
Itinerary:
- King George Square & City Hall
- Albert St Uniting Church
- Ann Street Presbyterian Church
- Brisbane School of Arts
- Salvation Army People’s Palace
- Central Station
- ANZAC Square
- St Andrew’s Uniting Church
- Wickham Terrace Car Park
- The Brisbane City Tabernacle
- United Service Club
- Ballow Chambers
- The Inchcolm by Ovolo & the Brisbane clinic
About the Albert Street Uniting Church
Albert Street Uniting Church has been a Spiritual Home in Brisbane City for over 160 years.
The church is in the decorative Gothic style of architecture to harmonise the style with the requirements of a tropical climate. The most prominent feature of the external design is the spire on the Albert and Ann Streets corner. This rises to a height of 42 metres from the street. The spire continues upward in a graceful and unbroken line, capped by a handsome wrought-iron finial.
Music is an important part of Methodist worship and so an organ was an essential element in the church plan. The original organ was imported from England at a cost of £1,000 ($2,000). It was built by George Benson of Manchester and the casework, designed by Messrs. Oakden, Addison and Kemp, was manufactured in England. Prior to shipment the organ was tested at Manchester on 22 July 1889 by Irvine Derneally who declared it an excellent instrument. The organ had three manuals and a pedal clavier with 31 stops and five couplers. The first organ repairs were required in 1912 when the tracker action work was replaced with tubular pneumatic action. The organ was further modernised in 1927/8 when a new motor was installed and the range of stops was increased.
The Church is open Monday to Friday, for prayer and reflection, and is also a popular venue for local and international weddings.
About The Inchcolm by Ovolo
The site dates back to the 1880s as a private residence before it was developed in the 1920s into a prestigious medical practice by Dr. John Thomson, an accomplished medical physician, scientist, astrologist, psychologist, pioneering photographer, and importantly, a man about town. It was then transformed into a hotel in 1998 and joined the Ovolo Group in 2017. The hotel continues to honour the heritage of the building, with the terrazzo’s eclectic Art Deco styling retained, and the building’s neo-Georgian inspired façade.
Enjoy a short tour of the hotel including its original elevator built by the Otis Elevator Company in New York in 1928, while uncovering the Inchcolm’s affinity with the martini, before sitting back and enjoying our favourite tipple with canapés.
See our cancellation policy.
Have questions? Contact us please.
Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell.