Wagga Wagga, NSW - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Year Built: 1890
Denomination: Presbyterian
Saint: Andrew
Address: 6 - 12 Church Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 2650
Architect: Unknown
Architectural Style: Gothic
Traditional Owners: Wiradjuri people
Last Updated: 25/10/2024
History and Architecture:
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was constructed in about 1890 and is designed in Victorian Academic Gothic style and is built of brick and sandstone. The Original Foundation stone was laid on 6 October 1869 by Sir Alfred Steven Chief Justice of New South Wales.
The steep, gabled roof is clad with slate. St Andrew's has a landmark tower with an octagonal spire and smaller spires on the corners of the top of the tower; a castellated parapet runs between these spires, and lower down the tower columns are set into the tower's corners. Windows are of the pointed arch type and have label moulds. The end walls of the nave are of parapetted gable form, and in at least one of these there is a triple window with stained glass. The entrance in the base of the tower is of pointed arch form and there are columns set into the sides of the arch. In keeping with the Gothic style, the church has buttresses.
During Rev Baird's tenure two services were held weekly with regular services at Kooringal, Oura, Downside, Gumly Gumly and Tarcutta. In 1995 a commemorative plaque was unveiled to recognize the laying of the foundation stone by Sir Alfred Stephen (Chief Justice of New South Wales) on 6 October 1869.
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 |
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1890 - 1893 | Rev John McIntyre | |||
1895 - 1900 | Rev Richard Jennings | |||
1900 - 1909 | Rev Charles Bell | |||
1910 - 1911 | Rev Dr W. Scott Whittier | 1847 | 1922 | |
1911 - 1912 | Rev Alexander Simms | 1878 | 1941 | |
1912 - 1915 | Rev Arthur Torrens | 1866 | 1930 | |
1916 - 1919 | Rev William Tulloch | 1851 | 1919 | |
1920 - 1924 | Rev John Calder | 1875 | 1962 | |
1924 - 1931 | Rev James Bulloch Galloway | 1872 | 1946 | |
1931 - 1942 | Rev James Buchan Rentoul | 1871 | 1942 | |
1942 - 1948 | Rev Emlyn James | 1883 | 1965 | |
1948 - 1976 | Rev Donald Mackenzie Baird | 1902 | 1980 | |
1977 - 1988 | Rev Campbell E.J. Egan | |||
1989 - | Rev Peter L. Gordon | |||
2011 - | Rev Andrew Campbell | |||
2015 - | Rev Matthew Purnell |
Organ:
The first organ was built in 1908 by George Smith. It had 1m., 6 sp. st., tub. pn. The present organ was bult in 1961 by George Fincham & Sons incorporating some pipework from previous organ. 2m., 4 rks. + mixture ext., el. pn.
A full description can be seen here.
Contributions:
1. Photos by Allison Bowman 2021
Source:
1. Australian Heritage Database
2. PresKey
3. Biographical Register of Presbyterian Ministers in Australia 1901-1977 New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia with permission Rowland Ward and Malcolm Prentis.
4. St Andrew's Manse Wagga Wagga The laying of the Cornerstone in Faith Keith Swan
5. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.