Global InformationQuetta Memorial Precinct information
| Quetta Memorial Precinct | |
|---|---|
 Quetta Memorial Cathedral Church, 2014 | |
| Location | Douglas Street, Thursday Island, Shire of Torres, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 10°35′02″S 142°12′54″E / 10.5838°S 142.2149°E |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1891 (original) 1965 (extended) |
Queensland Heritage Register | |
| Official name | Quetta Memorial Precinct, All Souls and St Bartholomews Cathedral Church and Quetta Memorial, Bishops House, St Bartholomews Old Cathedral |
| Type | state heritage (landscape, built) |
| Designated | 27 July 2001 |
| Reference no. | 602168 |
| Significant period | 1890s-1900s (historical) ongoing (social) |
| Significant components | tower - bell / belfry, memorial - plaque, church, garden/grounds, residential accommodation - rectory, residential accommodation - bishop's house, chapel, church hall/sunday school hall, furniture/fittings, memorial - other, stained glass window/s, objects (movable) - religion/worship, views to, college - ecclesiastical/theological, memorial - church |
  Location of Quetta Memorial Precinct in Queensland | |
The Quetta Memorial Precinct is a heritage-listed Anglican church precinct in Douglas Street, Thursday Island, Shire of Torres, Queensland, Australia. The precinct comprises the All Souls and St Bartholomew's Cathedral Church, the Bishop's House, and the Church Hall. The precinct was built as a memorial to the 134 lives lost in the shipwreck of the RMS Quetta on 28 February 1890.[1] The church was designed in 1892–1893 by architect John H. Buckeridge.[1] It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 27 July 2001.[1]
- ^ a b c "Quetta Memorial Precinct (entry 602168)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.