facing Cleveland Terrace. It is not heritage-listed A single-storeyed timber Synod Hall, built in 1888 on a separate site, is located to the east of the building beyond a large bitumen carpark. Heritage listing St James Cathedral was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. St James Cathedral, erected in two stages 1887–1892 and 1959–1960, is important in demonstrating the pattern of establishment and growth of the Anglican Church in North Queensland in the late 19th century. The place is important because of its aesthetic significance. It is important in exhibiting a range of aesthetic characteristics valued by the Townsville community in general, and by the Townsville Anglican congregation in particular, namely the contribution of the building, in its scale, form and materials, to the Townsville landscape; its value as a major Townsville landmark; and the quality and craftsmanship of its interior and furnishings. The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. It has had a strong and special association as a centre of Anglican worship and community life in Townsville for over a century, and as part of an historic church grouping which includes Synod Hall (1888). The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. It has a special association with the work of 19th century Sydney architect Arthur Blacket and with 20th century Melbourne architect Louis Williams, and their contributions to ecclesiastical architecture in Australia. Deans 1965–1969: Bernard Tringham 1969–1972: Wilfred Lancelot Harmer 1972–1977: Adrian Owen Charles 1977–1981: David Philp 1985–1989: Donald Barter 1989-1999:Ron Wood 2001-2004: David Lunniss 2013- 2020: Rodney Marshall MacDonald Since 2020: Kenneth Lay References Attribution External links St James' Cathedral website Churches completed in 1960 20th-century Anglican church buildings Anglican cathedrals in Australia Churches in Townsville Cathedrals in Queensland Queensland Heritage Register Articles incorporating text from the Queensland Heritage Register 20th-century churches in Australia