Mount Torrens, SA - St George's Anglican

History and Architecture:

 The Anglicans first met in the Mount Torrens area during the 1850s, and after the land for a church was donated in 1858, they set about constructing one. The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Short on 17 December 1859, and the building was opened late in the following year. The cemetery was established during the 1860s, with the oldest located gravestone being that of Alfred George Turner who died 15 January 1868. Later additions to the church include a two-bay gable-roofed extension to rear, and stained-glass windows which were donated by Mary Ann Turner in 1912.

The church also contains an internationally-funded new window dedicated to bellringer Sylvia Bedford. A four-bay church building constructed of coursed sandstone rubble with cut stone dressings and a [corrugated-iron (originally slate)] gable roof. The symmetrical facade has a timber double-door with a pointed arch above, above which is a circular window within the gable. The gable itself has a capped parapet wall and is surmounted by a simple stone belfry. There are four windows along each side, being timber-framed multi-paned lancets with projecting stone sills and painted stone voussoirs.