The Crypt
WHAT
The Crypt – an ephemeral art, music and performance venue.
WHO
Artists, musicians and performance artists 1970s to 1990s before the site was demolished.
Holy Name Cathedral Crypt, Gipps Street, Fortitude Valley
The former Holy Name Cathedral Crypt – April 20th 1971
Despite the original grand plans, the full cathedral was never built. The crypt remained the only completed portion of the project until it was eventually demolished in the 1980s when the site was sold to property developers. The site today is home to Cathedral Place Apartments.
WHEN
Theme
8.1 Creating social and cultural institutions: Worshipping and religious institutions
Architect
Hennessey, Hennessey & Co
Construction period
1927–1928, Holy Name Cathedral Site (perimeter walls 1927 – 1928)
Historical period
1919–1930s Interwar period
WHERE
Location
- Address
- Gipps Street, Fortitude Valley
- LGA
- Brisbane City Council
- Coordinates
- -27.46036996, 153.03277436
WHY
Abandonned spaces in Brisbane Magandjin and Queensland were activated and reactivated by artists, and artist communties.
