St Andrew's Anglican Church, Walcha

St Andrew's Anglican Church is a heritage-listed former Anglican church located at South Street, Walcha in the Walcha Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The site was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

St Andrew's Anglican Church (former)
The current (left in brick) and former (right in stone) St Andrew's Anglican churches in Walcha, pictured in 2005
St Andrew's Anglican Church (former) is located in New South Wales
St Andrew's Anglican Church (former)
St Andrew's Anglican Church (former)
Location in New South Wales
30°59′02″S 151°35′26″E / 30.9839°S 151.5905°E / -30.9839; 151.5905
LocationSouth Street, Walcha, Walcha Shire, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
DenominationAnglican
History
StatusChurch
DedicationSaint Andrew
Architecture
Functional statusInactive
Architectural typeChurch
StyleVictorian Rustic Gothic
Years built1862 – 1866
Specifications
Number of spires1
Official nameSt. Andrew's Anglican Church (former); St Andrew's; St Andrews
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.469
TypeHistoric site; former church

History

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St Andrew's Anglican Church was the third church to be built in Walcha, and is now the earliest church still standing on its original site. Construction commenced in 1862 with stone quarried from the demolished homestead at the Walcha station, Villa Wolka, and was completed in 1866.[2] Originally known as St Paul's Church, it was renamed St Andrew's in the 1870s. A new church was built in 1963 and the adjacent parish hall was built in 1954.[3]

Description

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St Andrew's Anglican Church is an unspoilt and well crafted Victorian Rustic Gothic–styled church with exceptional original interior and contents. The church remains a fitting testament to the early pioneering families of the Walcha and New England district.[3] The church occupies a commanding position on a knoll above the town. The church is a simple granite building of coursed random rubble in a Rustic Gothic style, given by pointed arched window frames within rectangular openings, steeply pitched roof that was originally shingled and is not iron, and a timber shingled bellcote. The interior is of outstanding simple Gothic quality lit by nine stained glass memorial windows dedicated to the early pioneers of the district.[3][4]

Heritage listing

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St Andrew's Anglican Church in Walcha was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1] The building is classified by the NSW branch of the National Trust of Australia; and was listed on the now defunct Register of the National Estate.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "St. Andrew's Anglican Church (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00469. Retrieved 1 June 2018.   Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  2. ^ "Travel: Walcha". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "St Andrew's Anglican Church" (PDF). Tour our historic buildings of Walcha. Walcha Shire. 5 November 2003. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b "St Andrews Anglican Church (former), South St, Walcha, NSW, Australia (Place ID 380)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 25 August 1981. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

Attribution

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  This Wikipedia article was originally based on St. Andrew's Anglican Church (former), entry number 00469 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 1 June 2018.

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