
In 1870, the parish of St Thomas' separated from All Saints', and as the congregation was growing, one of the first orders of business would be to build a bigger church. The Church of England was able to acquire appropriate land in Toowong's High St from the Cribb family in 1876. A foundation stone was laid in early 1877, and the new church, designed by parishioner and well-known architect Mr FDG Stanley, was officially opened in October 1877. The photograph of it (above) was taken in 1923. Another Anglican church that Stanley designed about the same time was the Holy Trinity in Fortitude Valley.

The church today (above) can still be found at the intersection of High St and Jephson St at the start of Moggill Rd. The gardens have grown, preventing a photograph from High St as the original was taken, so I have adjusted the angle slightly.
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