Burrawang, NSW - St David's Anglican

History and Architecture:

The land on which St David’s was to be built had been a grant of 237 acres to John Staggs in 1856. Charles Moule purchased this in 1871. He sold 9½ acres of this to the church for 165 pounds 16 shillings for the purpose of the erection of a church and parsonage, although the parsonage was to be situated at Burrawang rather than next to the church.

The building was made of sandstone bricks and originally a shingled roof, was constructed at a cost of £1300. Apparently, John Hayter fired the bricks between Wildes Meadow and Avoca and they were originally intended for the first Bank at Burrawang. Mr William Bunt and Mr John Webb bought the bricks to the site by horse teams.

The Church was licensed and was to have opened on 15th October 1886 by the Bishop of Sydney, Alfred Barry but there was such heavy rain that the ceremony could not be held. Thus the opening took place on 22nd October 1886 with Rev. J D Langley of St Phillip’s Sydney officiating.