Brownsville, NSW - St Luke's Anglican
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: Luke
Address: 35 Prince Edward Drive, Brownsville, New South Wales, 2530
Architect: John Horbury Hunt
Traditional Owners: Dharawal people
Last Updated: 22/11/2023
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History and Architecture:
St Luke's is one of Hunt's ecclesiastical building; one of his most successful designs and also a high point in development of his ideas on the use of materials. Church consists of nave, tower, vestry and porch with steeply pitched tiled roof. Six stepped buttresses divide nave externally into five bays.
A plaque on the wall of the entrance gate reads, " These memorial gates presented by Miss M.J. S. Ledger - To the memory of George Brown the donor of these church lands and his family. God is Love. Aug 1930".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 - 1867 | Rev William Frederic Boulton Uzzell | Curate | 1934 | 1885 |
| 1867 - 1876 | Rev Julian Henry Rowsell | Curate | 1839 | 1913 |
| 1876 - 1901 | Rev James Stack | 1830 | 1903 | |
| 1886 - | Rev James Archer Cawdell | Lay Reader | 1829 | 1914 |
| 1901 - | Rev Cuthbert Blacket | 1862 | 1908 | |
| 1907 - 1908 | Rev Frank Alfred Godwin Woodger | Catechist | 1880 | 1967 |
| 1908 - 1910 | Rev George Mashman | 1865 | 1951 | |
| 1910 - 1917 | Rev William Allan O'Neil | 1879 | 1956 | |
| 1917 - 1921 | Rev William Ernest Godson | 1865 | 1944 | |
| 1921 - 1924 | Rev Thomas Knox | |||
| 1921 - | Rev Edward Charles Knox | Locum | 1867 | 1940 |
| 1925 - 1928 | Rev George Phillip Birk | 1884 | 1956 | |
| 1928 - 1936 | Rev Raymond Stafford Chapple | 1899 | 1966 | |
| 1936 - 1939 | Rev Thomas George Gee | 1903 | 1981 | |
| 1939 - 1946 | Rev Mervyn Archdall Payten | 1905 | 1964 | |
| 1943 - 1944 | Rev John Addison Dahl | Locum | 1913 | 1971 |
| 1946 - 1946 | Rev William Francis Hart | Locum | 1897 | 1960 |
| 1946 - 1947 | Rev Thomas George Gee | 1903 | 1981 | |
| 1957 - 1958 | Rev Frederick Herbert Meyer | Curate | 1890 | 1968 |
Organ:
The organ was built by Nicholson & Lord in 1903 and arrived in March 1903. It is in original condition and has only one manual and six stops. It has 1m., 6 sp.st., 1c., tr.
A full desciption and photos can be seen here.
Source:
1. Cable Clerical Index.
2. Organ Music Society of Sydney with permission
3. Australian Heritage Database.