Hunters Hill, NSW - All Saints' Anglican

Year Built: 1888

Denomination: Anglican

Saint: All Saints

Address: 2 Ambrose Street, Hunters Hill, New South Wales, 2110

Architect: John Horbury Hunt

Traditional Owners: Wallumedegal people

Last Updated: 26/02/2024

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History and Architecture:

A large conventional Gothic Revival stone Church of four bays and chancel (fifth bay) and narthex with western front added in 1938. Walls of rugged quarry faced sandstone with dressed window surrounds. Feature of the interior is the chancel arch, a beautiful sweep of stone supported on carved corbels which extend out as buttresses. It was designed by the architect John Horbury Hunt and opened in 1888. The narthex and an extra bay were added in 1938.

A wall plaque reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was dedicated by the Right Reverend William George Hilliard MA Bishop of Nelson NZ and was set in postion by the Honorable Sir Philip Street KCMG Lieutenant Governor of NSW 7th May 1938:.

Clergy:

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Years Name Annotation D.o.B D.o.D
1895 - 1897 Rev Hubert Alfred Dempster Curate 1871 1939
1897 - 1901 Rev Ronald John Cameron Curate 1869 1949
1906 - 1906 Rev Edwin Sandys Lumsdaine Lay Reader 1857 1931
1907 - 1908 Rev Jeremiah Chafers Welsh Locum 1842 1912
1923 - 1923 Rev Fredric Johnson Lay Reader 1866 19929
1925 - 1945 Rev Montague Golden Hinsby 1886 1956
1938 - 1938 Rev Charles William James Gumbley Locum 1891 1971
1941 - 1943 Rev Harry Bates Locum 1911 1995
1945 - 1961 Rev Charles William James Gumbley 1891 1971
1957 - 1957 Rev Charles Shearer Robertson Locum 1889 1965

Organ:

The organ was built by Bevington & Sons of Soho, London (3/25 mechanical) was ordered in 1887 and installed in twelve days by Charles Jackson the following year although the tuning contract seems to have been given to Charles Richardson shortly after.
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Source:

1. Organ Music Society of Sydney with permission.
2. Australian Heritage Database.
2. Cable Clerical Index with permission.