Orroroo, SA - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1920
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: Paul
Address: 21 Fourth Street, Orroroo, South Australia, 5431
Architect: Unknown
Traditional Owners: Ngadjuri people
Last Updated: 26/02/2025
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History and Architecture:
Previously the services were held in a wood and iron building situated on Fourth Street. The old building had been in service since 1879. A Foundation stone reads, " S Pauls Church A.M.D.G. This stone was laid by The Lord Bishop of Willochra January 7th 1920".
The assymetrical white stucco church has a terracotta tile roof, is cruciform in plan with a bell-tower. The building is masonry with a stucco finish and contrasting smooth white rendered quoins, surrounds and fence pillars. Walls are thickened to approximately 1000mm. Terracotta roof tiles are used for the gable to the main body of the church and the bell-cast roof to the bell-tower, with each featuring a simple terracotta crucifix.
The most striking feature of the building is the large bell-tower. It is a solid element with round-arch entry and four rectangular slit openings beneath the eaves. The fenestration to the main building is also typically round-arch.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 - 1883 | Rev William Frederic Marshall | Asst | 1845 | 1930 |
| 1891 - 1892 | Rev James Cartland Davies | 1865 | 1893 | |
| 1892 - | Rev Frederick Tower | 1863 | 1940 | |
| 1896 - 1898 | Rev Charles Edmund Doudney | 1871 | 1915 | |
| 1898 - 1900 | Rev Herbert William Doudney | 1873 | 1963 | |
| 1900 - 1901 | Rev Frank Herbert King | 1874 | 1948 | |
| 1902 - 1905 | Rev Allan Maclaren Webb | 1876 | 1929 | |
| 1905 - 1907 | Rev Francis Richard Morze | With Tarcowie | 1866 | 1931 |
| 1908 - 1915 | Rev Frederick William Samwell | With Petersburg | 1861 | 1925 |
| 1915 - 1921 | Rev John William Stringer | With Petersburg | 1876 | 1949 |
| 1921 - 1924 | Rev Edward Henry Faulkner | 1880 | 1939 | |
| 1924 - 1930 | Rev Robert Melville Dunn | 1875 | 1957 | |
| 1930 - | Rev Philip Polhill Darke | With Tarcowie | 1881 | 1962 |
| 1931 - 1936 | Rev Charles Reed | With Tarcowie | 1866 | 1955 |
| 1936 - 1936 | Rev Leslie Frank Foot | 1907 | 2001 | |
| 1942 - | Rev David Ivor Anthony | locum tenens | 1904 | 1981 |
| 1949 - 1951 | Rev Cyril Brailsford | 1887 | 1957 |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Cable Clerical Index with permission.
2. heritage-surveys/2-Upper-North-Vol-5-Orroroo-Carrieton