Harris Park, NSW- St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1932

Denomination: Anglican

Saint: Paul

Address: 13 Crown Street, Harris Park, New South Wales, 2150

Architect: H.E. Ross and Rowe

Traditional Owners: Darug people

Last Updated: 03/12/2023

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History and Architecture:

The Sydney Morning Herald Sept 6 1932 described the new church as follows.

"St Paul's Anglican Church. now being erected at Harris Park (adjoining Parramatta) is to plans prepared by Messrs. H.E. Ross and Rowe architects and is being built, under their supervision by Mr. ft. B. Ashley. As will be seen by the illustration the design is similar to a type found among the older churches in England, where the cruciform arrangement of nave, chancel and transept, surmounted by the central tower, is characteristic. When completed ft will be the kind of church that visitors to England find with Ivy clad walls and with mast on the was and roof. To keep the cost within reasonable limits there has been some departure from the older standards of English church architecture. The walls are to be of brick with tiled roof".

A Foundation stone reads, "A.M.D.G. This stone was set by His Grace the Most Reverend Joseph Charles Right DD Archbishop of Sydney September 17th 1932".

Clergy:

These names are now in the database and can be searched individually

Years	Name	Annotation	D.o.B	D.o.D
1895 - 1895	Rev Robert Rook		1863	1954
1927 - 1930	Rev Frank Wilde	With Rosehill	1884	1959
1930 - 1934	Rev Willie Vaux Gurnett	With Rosehill	1884	1964
1934 - 1937	Rev Harold Arthur Campbell	With Rosehill	1877	1941
1937 - 1940	Rev Allan William Setchell	Curate	1910	1993
1940 - 1941	Rev Joseph William Andrew Watkinson	Curate	1877	1943
1941 - 1941	Rev Jeffray Mills	With Rosehill	1911	2004
1942 - 1943	Rev George Torr Denham	With Rose Hill	1885	1958
1943 - 1948	Rev Eric George Mortley	With Rosehill	1913	1992

Source:

1. Sydney Morning Herald
2. Cable Clerical Index with permission.