Bathurst, NSW - Presbyterian
Year Built: 1872
Denomination: Presbyterian
Address: 72 George Steet, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795
Architect: Thomas Rowe
Architectural Style: Gothic
Traditional Owners: Wiradjuri people
Last Updated: 04/08/2024
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History and Architecture:
Bathurst's first St Stephen's Presbyterian Church was built in 1835. In 1871 the present church was begun, with the foundation stone being laid on 17 September that year. The building was completed the following year and dedicated in September 1872. Designed by Thomas Rowe, the church was built by James Douglas, with the construction supervisor being H M Sadlier.
A good example of Victorian Academic Gothic architecture. Built of red brick, the church has a steeply pitched, parapetted gable roof which is clad with slate (originally it was shingled); there are several gabled vents to the roof. The broached spire stands on a three level tower and is sheathed in copper (it too was originally shingled).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 - 1834 | Rev Thomas M Thomsom | |||
| 1835 - 1857 | Rev K. D. Smythe | |||
| 1857 - 1865 | Rev J. B. Laughton | |||
| 1866 - 1896 | Rev Dr A. C. Geikie | |||
| 1893 - 1896 | Rev Charles Edward James | 1859 | 1936 | |
| 1895 - 1904 | Rev James Kinghorn | |||
| 1902 - 1904 | Rev Archibald MacFarlane Ogilvie | Asst Home Mission | 1874 | 1940 |
| 1905 - 1906 | Rev Adolphus Henry Tolhurst | 1863 | 1930 | |
| 1909 - 1909 | Rev Hugh Paton | Locum | 1870 | 1949 |
| 1910 - 1916 | Rev John Hislop Robertson | 1880 | 1950 | |
| 1914 - 1915 | Rev Brian Innes deClare Cavanough | 1881 | 1952 | |
| 1916 - 1923 | Rev William Pentleton Stewart | Amry Chaplain 16 - 18 | 1881 | 1952 |
| 1923 - 1929 | Rev Alexander Campbell Grieve | 1884 | 1965 | |
| 1924 - 1928 | Rev Ralfe Maindment | 1891 | 1987 | |
| 1929 - 1939 | Rev John Waugh | 1889 | 1974 | |
| 1937 - 1937 | Rev Hugh Paton | 1870 | 1949 | |
| 1939 - 1965 | Rev Alan Abernethy Dougan | 1909 | 1982 | |
| 1940 - 1941 | Rev Raymond Henry King | Supply | 1909 | 1982 |
| 1949 - 1949 | Rev James Bruce Edenborough | Asst | 1918 | 2008 |
| 1951 - 1953 | Rev Peter Edwin Boase | Asst | 1926 | 2016 |
| 1954 - 1957 | Rev Angus Robertson Ewin | Asst Home Mission | ||
| 1956 - 1962 | Rev David Keith William Webster | might be 61 | 1925 | 2020 |
| 1957 - 1966 | Rev John Alexander Fleming Watson | 1904 | 1979 | |
| 1962 - 1963 | Rev Willem Drooger | Supply | 1910 | 1995 |
| 1964 - 1966 | Rev Noel Vivian Clarkson | Asst Home Mission | 1925 | 1996 |
| 1967 - 1978 | Rev Douglas Fraser Murray | 1928 | 2013 | |
| 1970 - 1970 | Rev David Valentine Sivewright | Asst | 1921 | 1996 |
| 1971 - 1976 | Rev Arthur Alexander Adam | 1905 | 1992 | |
| 1974 - | Rev Hendrik Frederik Kat | 1919 | 2000 | |
| 1979 - 1985 | Rev Donald Robert Spence | 1919 | 2004 | |
| 1986 - 1996 | Rev Angus Robertson Ewin | |||
| 1991 - 1997 | Rev Leslie Charles Hewitt | |||
| 1996 - 2000 | Rev Stuart John Clements | Supply | ||
| 2015 - | Rev Richard John Lee |
Organ:
The Organ was built in 1893 by James Conacher Co, Huddersfield. Rebuilt in 1902 by Charles Richardson. Rebuilt in 1974 by G. Kendall. 2m., 22 sp.st., 7c., el.mag. In 2018 the Organ wasremoved for relocation in St Michael and St John's Catholic Cathedral, Bathurst.
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Source:
1. St Stephen's Bathurst A History of Bathurst Presbyterian Church. LH 285.294 MURR
2. Biographical Register of Presbyterian Ministers in Australia 1901-1977 New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia with permission Rowland Ward and Malcolm Prentis.
3. Australian Heritage database.