page_title: Mount Alford, Queensland
section_title: Anglican church
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Alford, Queensland / History / Anglican church
caption_attribution_description: English: Memorial for Gertrude Augusta Bell, Bowman Park, Mount Alford, 2017
context_page_description: Mount Alford is a locality and town in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 census, Mount Alford recorded a population of 268. A store, school and church in the area were first built in the late 1880s. A cemetery, war memorial and other churches were established later.
context_section_description: From 1898, Anglican church services were held at the school, led by A.J.C. Rivett. In April 1914, Mrs Gertude Augusta Bell of Coochin Coochin donated £30 to commence a building fund for an Anglican church in Mount Alford.
  On 16 November 1918, Bishop Henry Le Fanu laid the foundation stone for the Anglican church on the northeastern corner of Reckumpilla Street and Cavanagah Street (28.0655°S 152.5952°E). Tenders were called for a builder in January 1919; it was built by Mr Kelleher.
  St Peter's Anglican church was dedicated on Saturday 25 November 1919 by the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane St Clair Donaldson. The church was made from wood with a shingle roof and all its furnishings were made from silky oak. It was 46 feet long and 26 feet wide with a chancel of 12 feet by 8 feet. The cost of the church was about £900 of which £150 remained unpaid when the church was opened.
  An Anglican cemetery was established with its first burial (Gertrude Augusta Bell) on Sunday 11 August 1946.
  The church held its last service on 25 December 1969. On 11 December 1873 it was decided to sell the church building for removal. In 2017, Bowman Park occupies the site of the church and cemetery. A plaque commemorates the church and a memorial commemorates the Bell family members who were buried there.
caption: Memorial for Gertrude Augusta Bell, Bowman Park, Mount Alford, 2017
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