St Thomas' Anglican Church | |
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33°50′01″S151°12′21″E / 33.833727°S 151.205955°E | |
Location | Church Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Denomination | Anglican Church of Australia |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founded | 1843 |
Dedication | Thomas the Apostle |
Dedicated | 1884 |
Associated people | Edward Wollstonecraft (buried) |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) |
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Architectural type | Victorian Academic Gothic |
Years built | 1884 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Sydney |
New South Wales Heritage Database (Local Government Register) | |
Official name | St Thomas' Church |
Type | Local government heritage |
Criteria | a., c., d., f., g. |
Designated | 2 August 2013 |
Reference no. | I0885 |
Type | Built |
Category | Church |
Builders | J. Jago |
St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney is a large Anglican church in Sydney's North Shore. It is located at the corner of Church and McLaren streets, close to the North Sydney central business district. The church is listed on the local government heritage register [1] and is listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate. [2]
The first church called St Thomas' on the site, then named St Leonard's, was designed by Conrad Martens and opened in 1846. Martens personally carved the font, which is still in use. In the later years of the first Rector's time at St Thomas', the Anglican architect Edmund Blacket was recommended to design a larger church; it opened in 1884 in the Victorian Academic Gothic style. [1]
The graveyard holds the remains of many famous colonialists, including Edward Wollstonecraft. [3]
In 1938 a plaque commemorating the founders was unveiled at the church by New South Wales Governor, Lord Wakehurst. [4] Early members of the church included Alexander Berry, William Miller, Thomas Walker, Oswald Bloxsome, James Milson, Conrad Martens, Colonel George Barney, George Lavender, John Blue, and William Shairp. [5]
Rectors include George Charles Bode ??–1880; Stephen Henry Childe 1880–1913; [6] Horace Crotty 1913–1919; Harold Napier Baker 1919–1945; William John Siddens 1945–1970
There are three Sunday services at St Thomas'. There is a service at 8:00am (traditional), 10:00am (family service) and 5:00pm (informal).
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