Raymont Lodge
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Raymont Lodge is a student residential college located in Auchenflower, Queensland
, Australia
. It shares its grounds with the Trinity Theological College, Brisbane College of Theology
and the Queensland Synod of the Uniting Church of Australia.
It is nationally listed heritage building, for its architectural significance and as one of the last grand mansions constructed in Brisbane
. It is the work of architect Claude Chambers and is historically significant as the home of William Davies who made his fortune as a mining entrepreneur on the Gympie
gold fields.
Students come from the University of Queensland
, Queensland University of Technology
, the Queensland Conservatorium of Music
, Queensland College of Art
and Southbank TAFE
.
displaced by war activities. In 1944-45, the property was acquired and converted into a hostel for country girls studying in Brisbane by the Methodist Church, now the Uniting Church of Australia. It was formally named as Raymont Lodge in honour of Mrs E. Raymont, who had left a generous bequest to the church. The hostel was run by the Central Methodist Mission. A parsonage for its Superintendent was erected in the western corner of the property. In the 1960s, a new dormitory wing was added to house both male and female students.
The residential college commenced in the 1980s when a new building was constructed to house tertiary students. The Uniting Church also relocating its state headquarters and Trinity Theological College to the grounds.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It shares its grounds with the Trinity Theological College, Brisbane College of Theology
Brisbane College of Theology
Brisbane College of Theology, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, was an ecumenical theological education consortium, comprising St Francis' Theological College , St Paul's Theological College and Trinity Theological College . It was based at Raymont Lodge in Auchenflower and offered both...
and the Queensland Synod of the Uniting Church of Australia.
It is nationally listed heritage building, for its architectural significance and as one of the last grand mansions constructed in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
. It is the work of architect Claude Chambers and is historically significant as the home of William Davies who made his fortune as a mining entrepreneur on the Gympie
Gympie
Gympie may refer to:* Gympie, a city in Queensland, Australia** Gympie Airport** Electoral district of Gympie** Gympie Region, its local government authority* Gympie Gympie , a stinging plant...
gold fields.
Students come from the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
, the Queensland Conservatorium of Music
Queensland Conservatorium of Music
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University was originally an independent tertiary-level institution, called the Queensland Conservatorium of Music.-History:...
, Queensland College of Art
Queensland College of Art
The Queensland College of Art is a specialist arts and design college located in South Bank, Brisbane, and Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It was founded in 1881 and is the oldest arts institution in Australia....
and Southbank TAFE
Southbank Institute of Technology
The Southbank Institute of Technology is the largest Technical and Further Education college in Queensland, Australia...
.
History
The beginnings of Raymont Lodge date back to 1904 when Drysliwyn, the old building at the centre of Raymont's grounds, was originally built for William Davies and his family. From 1942 to 1945, it housed part of Somerville HouseSomerville House
Somerville House is an independent, boarding and day school for girls, located in South Brisbane, an inner-city suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
displaced by war activities. In 1944-45, the property was acquired and converted into a hostel for country girls studying in Brisbane by the Methodist Church, now the Uniting Church of Australia. It was formally named as Raymont Lodge in honour of Mrs E. Raymont, who had left a generous bequest to the church. The hostel was run by the Central Methodist Mission. A parsonage for its Superintendent was erected in the western corner of the property. In the 1960s, a new dormitory wing was added to house both male and female students.
The residential college commenced in the 1980s when a new building was constructed to house tertiary students. The Uniting Church also relocating its state headquarters and Trinity Theological College to the grounds.