Penrith, NSW - St Stephen's Anglican
Year Built: 1838
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: Stephen
Address: 254 High Street, Penrith, New South Wales, 2750
Architect: James Houison
Traditional Owners: Darug people
Last Updated: 03/02/2024
Click on the image to view larger (3 photos)
History and Architecture:
The land on which the church stands was part of the original grant to John Best. Subsequently sold to John Tindale, this “one acre more or less”, which at the time was in the centre of the little village of Penrith, was obtained from John Tindale by the church for “£20 of lawful money” Rendered brick Gothic Revival Church with slate roof and cedar fittings. Architect unknown. Interior redesigned in 1860 by architect William Kemp. Further alterations in 1906, by Cyril Blacket, including cement rendering of exterior and some alteration to windows.
A wall tablet reads, " This tablet was unveiled by the Most Revd H.W.K. Mowll DD Archbishop of Sydney 22nd November 1937 to commemorate the centenary of the laying of the Foundation stone of this Church by Bishop Broughton on 22nd November 1837".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1842 - 1842 | Rev Robert Knox Sconce | With South Creek | 1818 | 1852 |
| 1869 - 1872 | Rev William Kildahl | Curate with South Creek | ||
| 1878 - 1889 | Rev George Brown | Locum 78 - 79 | 1836 | 1921 |
| 1882 - 1884 | Rev Frederick Thomas Trivett | Curate with South Creek | 1854 | 1919 |
| 1884 - 1885 | Rev John Morgan | Curate with South Creek | ||
| 1886 - 1887 | Rev Henry Tate | Curate with South Creek | 1859 | 1937 |
| 1903 - 1907 | Rev Henry Thomas Holliday | 1854 | 1924 | |
| 1908 - 1913 | Rev Mervyn Archdall | 1846 | 1917 | |
| 1911 - 1912 | Rev Percy John Evans | Locum | 1873 | 1937 |
| 1914 - 1914 | Rev Herbert Stanley Cocks | Catechist | 1890 | 1941 |
| 1921 - 1923 | Rev Ernest Cameron | Curate | 1894 | 1985 |
| 1924 - 1932 | Rev Harry Norman Powys | 1890 | 1969 | |
| 1925 - 1928 | Rev Sidney William Bazelgette | Curate | 1889 | 1972 |
| 1931 - 1932 | Rev Alfred Arthur Mutton | Curate with Emu | 1895 | 1962 |
| 1932 - 1936 | Rev John William Ferrier | 1875 | 1960 | |
| 1936 - 1936 | Rev Harry Clement Upton Cottrell | Lay Reader | 1912 | 2005 |
| 1936 - 1947 | Rev Raymond Stafford Chapple | 1899 | 1966 | |
| 1939 - 1939 | Rev Leslie George Bootle Rose | Probationary Catchist | 1912 | 2004 |
| 1947 - 1960 | Rev Archibald Edward Hodgson | 1899 | 1971 | |
| 1942 - 1942 | Rev Norman Woodhart | Curate | 1906 | 1984 |
| 1972 - 1976 | Rev Thomas Richard Butler | Curate | 1909 | 1979 |
| 1928 - 1929 | Rev Arthur Samuel Rowe | Curate | 1888 | 1953 |
Organ:
The Organ was built by Charles Jackson in 1874, and rebuilt by Brown & Arkley in 1977 (2/14 mechanical and electro-pneumatic). A full description and photos can be seen here.