Canterbury, NSW - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1858
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: Paul
Address: Church Street, Canterbury, New South Wales, 2193
Architect: Edmund Blacket
Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
Traditional Owners: Darug and Eora people
Last Updated: 07/04/2024
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History and Architecture:
Built on part of Robert Campbell's Canterbury estate on land donated by his daughter Sophia Ives Campbell. The Church was designed by Edmund Blacket. Built from local sandstone it was completed between 1858 and 1859 and consecrated on 12 April 1860.
Of Gothic Revival Church style with steeply pitched roof which was originally covered with slate, now by cement tiles. It features stained glass windows and lych gate on heavy stone piers. Churchyard contains many pioneer graves.
Cost £1,479 plus architect's commission of £74, all of which was paid by Sophia Campbell.
An historical board reads in part, "The precinct has a number of historic buildings and sites within a small area - St Paul's Anglican Church and churchyard, the former Church of England schoolhouse, the original public school building, and the house "Beulah Vista". St Paul's Church and churchyard is built on part of Robert Campbell's Canterbury Estate, on land donated by Sophia Ives Campbell, his daughter. The church was designed by Edmund Blacket, the most fashionable architect of his day, and built from local sandstone. It was completed in October 1859, and consecrated by the Bishop of the Diocese on April 12, 1860".
Clergy:
This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 - 1970 | Rev Henry Andrew Palmer | 1827 | 1879 | |
| 1870 - 1905 | Rev James Theophilus Carter | 1828 | 1909 | |
| 1884 - 1888 | Rev George Edward Carter Stiles | 1835 | 1919 | |
| 1889 - 1890 | Rev Hugh Dunlop | Curate | 1851 | 1929 |
| 1896 - 1897 | Rev William Witcombe | 1850 | 1914 | |
| 1906 - 1926 | Rev Richard Heffernan | 1857 | 1938 | |
| 1908 - 1908 | Rev William Paul Frederick Dorph | Curate | 1881 | 1960 |
| 1926 - | Rev George Alexander Chambers | 1877 | 1963 | |
| 1937 - 1949 | Rev William Noel Rook | 1902 | 1995 | |
| 1928 - 1930 | Rev David Creighton | 1865 | 1945 | |
| 1930 - 1933 | Rev Edward Charles Knox | 1867 | 1940 | |
| 1933 - 1937 | Rev Oswald Sydney Fleck | 1899 | 1953 | |
| 1941 - 1941 | Rev Gordon Glanville Mottram | Locum | 1906 | 1968 |
| 1942 - 1945 | Rev Arthur Capell | Locum | 1902 | 1986 |
| 1949 - 1957 | Rev Ronald Arthur Terence O'Brien | 1908 | 1998 | |
| 1966 - 1974 | Rev Charles Maurice Gilhespy | 1913 | 1974 |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Cable Clergy index.