Jamestown, SA - St James the Great Anglican
Year Built: 1880
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: James
Address: 76 Irvine Street, Jamestown, South Australia, 5491
Architect: Mr Techritz
Traditional Owners: Ngadjuri people
Last Updated: 20/02/2025 - More Historical detail from the source publication
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History and Architecture:
A Mr Techritz offered to draw the plans for a church for Two Guineas and tenders for the building of a church 30 feet x 15 feet were to be called. By May 1875 a Mrs Riddell was busily collecting funds a harmonium and no doubt the committee felt confident that this would soon be housed in a fine church. As an early newspaper remarked these gentlemen were "both energetic and combative" and the minutes early committee meetings are proof of this. The original allotment of no. 7 was rescinded in favour of numbers 29 and 30 but it was finally decided to purchase half an acre of number 5 Twenty-four Pounds.
There is no record of the first service held in the eventually completed church but a meeting held on April 11th, 1877 under the chairmanship of the Rev. Williams was held in St. James. There was no resident priest but the lay-readers, who by now included Dr. John Cockburn continued to give valuable service with visits from the Rev. Spicer who resided at Laura. The Jamestown Parish contributed Sixty Pounds per annum to his stipend. March 1879 saw the appointment of the Rev. P. R.P. Dodd as curate of the district which included Jamestown, Belalie East, Caltowie, Yongala Station, Youngtown, Mannanarie and Orroroo with Jamestown and Belalie East contributing One Hun-dred and Fifty Pounds per annum.
The Foundation stone was laid by Archdeacon Dove on 6 October 1875. A Foundation stone found attached to a church wall reads as follows, " A.M.D.G. Church erected 1880 Porch added 1905".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 - 1879 | Rev Edward Clarke Spicer | 1850 | 1931 | |
| 1879 - 1881 | Rev Philip Richard P. Dodd | 1855 | 1906 | |
| 1881 - 1884 | Rev Herbert Edward Copinger | 1849 | 1904 | |
| 1882 - | Rev William Leader | Curate | 1836 | 1907 |
| 1884 - 1886 | Rev A. C. Hoggine | |||
| 1886 - 1889 | Rev James Orchard | 1841 | 1908 | |
| 1890 - 1893 | Rev J. K.M. Pitt | |||
| 1893 - | Rev S. J. Boyd | Curate | ||
| 1895 - | Rev R. M. Turnball | Curate | ||
| 1896 - | Rev Charles Saultmarsh Beaumont | Curate | 1861 | 1936 |
| 1902 - 1909 | Rev Thomas Hugh Frewin | 1871 | 1948 | |
| 1905 - 1906 | Rev Arthur William Burch Everitt | locum tenens | 1871 | 1935 |
| 1906 - 1908 | Rev Jas Welsh | Curate | 1874 | 1951 |
| 1910 - 1912 | Rev Reginald Arthur Adams | 1864 | 1939 | |
| 1927 - 1937 | Rev Harold Aubury Williams | 1890 | 1951 | |
| 1937 - 1942 | Rev Arthur Herbert White | 1898 | ||
| 1942 - 1944 | Rev David I.M. Anthony | 1904 | 1981 | |
| 1946 - 1949 | Rev Hubert Price | 1894 | ||
| 1949 - 1976 | Rev Ninian Shelby James | 1911 | 1982 | |
| 2020 - | Rev John Fowler |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. The Church of St James the Great 1873 - 1975. SA 283.942332 C359 1975
2. Cable Clerical Index with permission.