John H. Buckeridge (1857–1934) was an English-born Australian architect, who built about sixty churches in Queensland and is also remembered for remodelling the interior of the Macquarie era church of St James', King Street, Sydney.

Life John Hingeston Buckeridge was born 1857 in Oxford, England, the son of the architect, Charles Buckeridge, and his wife, Anne. He attended at Magdalen College, Oxford, and studied architecture under J. L. Pearson.Organ Historical Trust of Australia, Bundaberg Anglican Church, (retrieved 27 September 2013)

Buckeridge himself served in the Artists' Rifles from 1874 to 1878.

Buckeridge married Ada and had thirteen children, of whom his eldest son, Stanley, was killed at Lone Pine in World War I.

Buckeridge died on 25 June 1934 at his residence, 8 Garfield Street, Carlton, Sydney. He was privately cremated at Woronora crematorium on 26 June 1934.

Architectural career Buckeridge migrated to Australia in 1886. In 1887 he went to Queensland by invitation of William Webber, third Bishop of Brisbane, was appointed the Diocesan Architect for the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and held that position until 1902. During that period he designed about sixty wooden churches for parishes in southern Queensland.OHTA, St Augustine's, Hamilton, (retrieved 27 September 2013) Remaining examples include Christ Church, Milton, which was built as a temporary replacement for the earlier stone church, damaged in a storm of 1890. The small Arts and Crafts style building is still in use and has a heritage listing.OHTA, Christ Church, Milton, (retrieved 27 September 2013)

Of Buckeridge's domestic architecture, at least two examples remain, the rectory of St Mary's Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point and the former Rectory of St Andrew's Church, South Brisbane, designed in 1887 and extended by Buckeridge in 1892.Queensland Homes, St Andrew's Rectory , (retrieved 27 September 2013)

Buckeridge's more substantial churches include the stone church of St Luke's Anglican Church, Toowoomba.St Luke's, Toowoomba ,(retrieved 27 September 2013) Christ Church Anglican Church, Bundaberg, was designed in the 1890s but not constructed until 1926. It is of dark brick, in the English Gothic style and has a tower and spire. Buckeridge also built the Quetta Memorial Church, now All Souls and St Bartholomew's Memorial Cathedral, on Thursday Island, in memory of the lives lost in the wreck of the RMS Quetta.Hidden Treasure , (retrieved 27 September 2013)

In 1892 Buckeridge commenced work in Sydney, remodelling the interior of St James' Church, King Street, removing the galleries, creating an apse and a raised platform for the choir. At this time he was also employed on work at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle. This building, one of the largest cathedrals in Australia, was designed by John Horbury Hunt and commenced in 1883. In 1902 Buckeridge introduced a number of structural details to support the roof.NSW Department of Heritage, Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, (retrieved 27 September 2013) In 1907 Buckeridge became an architect with the New South Wales Department of Public Works, remaining in that position until his retirement.

List of works 1887: former rectory of St Andrew's Anglican Church, South Brisbane, now relocated at 112 Airlie Road, Pullenvale 1888–1889: St Agnes Anglican Church, Esk 1889: Gresham Hotel, on the corner of Adelaide and Creek Streets, Brisbane 1889: Rectory at St Mary's Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point 1889–1890: Lady Bowen Hospital, Spring Hill 1890: Grandstands at the Eagle Farm Racecourse, Eagle Farm 1891: Christ Church, Milton 1891–1892: Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Fortitude Valley 1892: St Luke's Anglican Church, Toowoomba 1893–1893: All Souls and St Bartholomew's Cathedral Church, Thursday Island (known as the Quetta Memorial Church) 1899: Christ Church, Childers 1901: renovations to St James' Church, Sydney 1901: Memorial Church of St John the Evangelist, Mundoolun 1901–1902: rectory at St Agnes Anglican Church, Esk

Legacy Drawings, plans, correspondence and photographs from Buckeridge are held in the Fryer Library, The University of Queensland.

See also Architecture of Australia Francis Greenway Edmund Blacket John Horbury Hunt

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