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State: Tasmania
Richmond, TAS - Congregational
Year Built: 1875
Address: 25 Bridge Street, , Richmond Tasmania, 7025
The first services were held in the local courthouse. In 1843 the Rev Moses Parker arrived and made Richmond the centre of his circuit. A chapel was located in Torrens Street on a parcel of land donated by John Kestall Buscombe, a successful local businessman. The chapel was opened on Wednesday 3 December 1845 and a collection was…
Richmond, TAS - St John the Evangelist Catholic
Year Built: 1837
Address: 29 St Johns Circuit, , Richmond Tasmania, 7025
St John's Church can be traced back to Australia's first Catholic bishop, John Polding who visited Van Diemen's Land, as Tasmania was then known, in 1835. He visited the Richmond area pledging to erect a church of behalf of the local Catholics. A local by the name of John Cassidy gave land for church building purposes. The church…
Richmond, TAS - St Luke's Anglican
Year Built: 1834
Address: Church Street, , Richmond Tasmania, 7025
Of Georgian design the church is built of sandstone from a design by colonial architect John Lee Archer and erected between 1834 and 1836. The foundation stone was laid on 3 February 1834 by Governor Arthur. The church was still uncompleted when the sexton William Chambers and Mary Heyward were married on 11 March 1836. The subscribers…
Rokeby, TAS - St Matthew's Anglican
Address: King Street, , Rokeby Tasmania, 7019
The building of a Church for the district of Clarence Plains was first contemplated in 1828 when Venerable T. H. Scott was Archdeacon of New South Wales. At this time Australia, including Van Diemen's Land, as Tasmania was known, formed a part of the diocese of Calcutta, Scott having been appointed the first Archdeacon in 1824. In…
Ross TAS - St John's Anglican (Former)
Year Built: 1869
Address: 11 Church Street, , Ross Tasmania, 7209
In 1832 both Ross and Campbell Town applied for government help to build a church, and the Rev. William Bedford Jr. was appointed to take charge, building himself a home, Howley Lodge at Campbell Town. The first plans had been too ambitious and had to be scaled down, Charles Atkinson was allowed a carpenter and two sawyers by the…
Ross, TAS - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic
Address: 42 Church Street, , Ross Tasmania, 7209
The most prominent Catholic at Ross in the early 1850s was Doctor Edward Swarbreck Hall, the noted Biblical scholar. Hall held the post of Government medical superintendent. The Doctor agitated in the Ross - Campbell Town district for the Anti-Transportation League. John Mitchel describes the devout Catholic, who "on Sundays walked to…
Ross, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1882
Address: 43 Church Street, , Ross Tasmania, 7209
A foundation stones reads, "This memorial stone was laid by Elizabeth Pridden Horton Dec 15 1882". The Church was opened in 1885. Thomas Parramore gave the land and the first stone was quarried from the Beaufront Quarries. Percy Oakden, (son of Phillip, an old Horton College Student) was the architect. The foundation stones were…
Sandy Bay, TAS - Holy Spirit Catholic
Address: 275 Sandy Bay Road, , Sandy Bay Tasmania, 7005
The Parish of Sandy Bay came into existence officially on 28th January 1934. Father T.J. O'Donnell celebrated the first Mass in a temporary structure in the garden where the present site is located on 1st April 1934. Archbishop Hayden laid the foundation stone for the new Penticost hall on 20 May that same year. and the building was…
Sandy Bay, TAS - St Peter's Anglican
Year Built: 1918
Address: Corner Lord & Grosvenor Streets, , Sandy Bay Tasmania, 7005
Services were first held in a school room and in St Mattias' Church (now a Baptist church). In 1917 the old Mariners Church of 1862 on the wharfwas pulled down. The stone and bricks costing 50 were brough by Mr ans Mrs Edward Pearce and were given for St Peter's which was erected in 1918 in memory of their son Clyde who was killed in…
Sandy Bay, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1904
Address: 22 Princes Street, , Sandy Bay Tasmania, 7005
The Foundation stone was laid on 3 February 1904 by Chas E. Walch esq. Today the church is known as the Korean Uniting Church.
Sanford, TAS - St Martin's Uniting
Year Built: 1924
Address: 18 School Road, , Sanford Tasmania, 7020
A dedication service was held on 28th of September 1924 with over 200 persons including the Bishop of Tasmania the Rt Reverend E Hay attending. The building was 48ft in length, and 23ft in width exclusive of the vestry and porch. The ceiling and furniture was of polished Tasmanian with two stained glassed windows. The church is now in…
Sassafras, TAS - Baptist
Address: 14 Chapel Road, , Sassafras Tasmania, 7307
Sassafras Pioneer Henry Rockliff, established the first church in the district. The Skelbrook Chapel was opened on 1st January 1865 by Wesleyan Minister Rev Isaac Rooney. it was built for Henry Rockliff on his property Skelbrook to be used as an interdenominational chapel. Since the 1890's it has been used regularly by the Baptist church.…
Sassafras, TAS - Uniting
Address: 75 Chapel Road, , Sassafras Tasmania, 7307
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Scottsdale, TAS - St Andrew's Presbyterian
Address: 35 George Street, , Scottsdale Tasmania, 7260
Scottsdale, TAS - St Barnabas Anglican
Address: 57 King Street, , Scottsdale Tasmania, 7260
A Foundation stone on Church Hall reads, " This stone was laid by His Excellency Sir W.G. Ellison MaCartney P.C. KOMC Govenor of Tasmania 18th Feb 1916. C.W. Wilson B.A. Rector".
Scottsdale, TAS - Uniting
Address: 14 King Street, , Scottsdale Tasmania, 7260
A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by the Hon R.S. Scott M.L.C. February 13th 1901 W.H. Taylor Pastor F.W.Briggs Circuit Stewart".
Sheffield, TAS - Baptist
Year Built: 1930
Address: 102 Main Street, , Sheffield Tasmania, 7306
Two foundation stones reads, " This stone was laid by the Rev V.G. Britton as a memorial to the late William Gibson who on this site built the Tabernacle in 1891 which was destroyed by fire March 23rd 1930". The other stone reads, " This stone was laid by John Soundy Esq, M.H.A. October 11th 1930".
Sheffield, TAS - Holy Cross Catholic
Year Built: 1921
Address: 42 High Street, , Sheffield Tasmania, 7306
A Foundation stone reads, " A.M.D.G. This stone was blessed and laid by the Most Rev Archbishop William Barry on November 13th 1921 DEO Grattas".
Sheffield, TAS - Uniting
Year Built: 1937
Address: 77 Main Street, , Sheffiled Tasmania, 7306
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this stone was laid by Sir Walter Lee K.C.M.C. on the 6th of February 1937 Rev F.R. Woolhouse L.th Minister".
Sisters Creek, TAS - Uniting (Former)
Address: 17795 Bass Highway, , Sisters Creek Tasmania, 7325
Boat Harbour Uniting has now moved to a new location. This church maybe in private hands.
Smithton, TAS - Circular Head Anglican
Address: 93 Emmett treet, , Smithton Tasmania, 7330
Smithton, TAS - Protestant
Year Built: 1940
Address: 36 King Street, , Smithton Tasmania, 7330
The Church was built in 1940 and constructed of concrete block on approx 800m square. The property was sold in 2017.
Smithton, TAS - St Peter Chanel Catholic
Address: 12 Sampson Avenue, , Smithton Tasmania, 7330
Snug, TAS - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1969
Address: Frost Street, , Snug Tasmania, 7054
In 1927 the Church was built and was dedicated in April 1927 having cost £400. In 1967 St. John's was burnt down in disasterous bush fires. In 1969 the new brick modern design was constructed in April. The church cost $28,000 and was designed by Harry Oldmeadow. It has a cross of burnt timber. The Church is now closed.
Somerset, TAS - St Barnabas Anglican (Former)
According to an item in "Church News of May, 1882, a "pleasant and convenient" site had been secured in 1880 and £12/19/6 ($25.95) had been collected at the time towards the building fund. A public picnic on the Cam Cricket Ground (the site of the then Freezlng works) raised £6/16/6 ($13.65) and, with individual donations, the building…
Sorell, TAS - Scot's Uniting
Year Built: 1842
Address: 43 Arthur Street, , Sorell Tasmania, 7172
Formerly a Presbyterian church this sandstone pure Romanesque styled church was built and completed in 1842. Architect was James Blackburn a convict architect. It has a gabled roof and central tall square tower with semi-circular arch topped entrance. The foundation stone was laid in 1840 by the Reverend John Lillie of Hobart and was…
Sorell, TAS - St George's Anglican
Year Built: 1883
Address: 16 Gordon Street, Sorell, Tasmania, 7172
A small stone Gothic Revival church constructed in 1826 and re-built in 1883. This replaced a larger church on the same site that dated back to 1825. The contract was awarded to Messrs Grubb Bros of Hobart for 925 and most of the construction work was carried out by convicts. The first services were held in a barn. In 1826 St. George's…
Sorell, TAS - St Thoma's Catholic
Year Built: 1864
Address: 22 Arthur Street, , Sorell Tasmania, 7172
Bishop Willson asked the Government for a church allotment at Sorell. Four years later, he sent a detailed plan of the land he required, four lots for "a minister's house, school and other Church purposes'', and the same number of lots for a cemetery. It was pointed out that the Catholics had not received any grant from the Government in…
South Hobart, TAS - All Saint's Anglican
Year Built: 1859
Address: 343 Macquarie Street, , South Hobart Tasmania, 7000
The foundation stone was laid on 2 December 1858, and the building was opened for worship on 18 August in the year following. It was a condition of the contract that the Rector lead the workmen in prayers before the start of each day's work. The side-aisle and chapel were added in 1863 and the vestries in 1895. The Architect was Henry…
South Hobart, TAS - St Peter's Lutheran
Year Built: 1870
Address: 207 Davey Street, , Hobart Tasmania, 7000
Formerly a Wesleyan Methodist Church. St. Peter's Lutheran Church (SPLC) is now located in Warrane, Tasmania. The church stands on the site of an 1838 Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School, one of about eight Methodist Sunday Schools in Hobart alone. Construction was by John Anderson. The Superintendent of Works was former convict Edward…
South Launceston, TAS - St Mark's Anglican
Year Built: 1961
Address: 2 Hobart Road, , South Launceston Tasmania, 7249
Tenders were called for the erection of a new church (8 being received in all) and, upon the recommendation of the architect, that of E. Lewis and Sons (Roy and Geoff) at a figure, of £21,995 was accepted. A loan with the M. L. C. Assurance Company Ltd. was negotiated for £15,000 under the guarantee of the Diocese. A Foundation stone…
South Launceston, TAS - Uniting (Former)
Address: 89 Merridith Street, , South Launceston Tasmania, 7249
The bricks used to construct the church were donated from Machen's Brickworks, which operated from ground near what is now The Manor aged care facility. The Church was put up for sale in 2012 and in 2021 was a Dance studio.
Sprent, TAS - Uniting
This Church is a combination of three former churches. The first of these was the “Castra Road” Wesleyan-Methodist church which was originally located about 2½ km south of Sprent at the site of the old Methodist Cemetery. This church opened in December 1871. A reconstructed churches were officially opened at the new Sprent site on…
Spreyton, TAS - All Saint's Anglican
Address: 30 Sheffield Road, , Spreyton Tasmania, 7310
The church of All Saints was originally a private chapel at 'Woodrising' built by Reverend Claude Roberts. The original church measured 13 x 4 meters. It has now closed and is up for sale.
Spreyton, TAS - Baptist
Year Built: 1909
Address: 96 Mersey Main Road, , Spreyton Tasmania, 7310
The church was built entirely out of donated material. Mr J.B. Graves of the Spreyton brickworks agreed to donate 16 000 bricks on condition that the church was established debt free. A Foundation stone reads, " This stone was laid by Rev F Miles August 4 1909". For a full history visit Churches of Tasmania. Click here.
St Helens, TAS - St Helena and St Stanislaus Catholic
Year Built: 1921
Address: 69 Cecillia Street, , St Helens Tasmania, 7216
Father Martial Mary went to live at St. Helens (George's Bay) in 1878. He built a small timber church and presbytery. One of the most prominent Catholics at St. Helens at the turn of the century was Thomas Haley, "Manager for Messrs. Thureau's Deep Lead Tin Mining Company, the Carson De Bells Wolfram Company, and the New Zealand Fire…
St Helens, TAS - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1884
Address: 56 Cecillia Street, , St Helen's Tasmania, 7216
The earliest record of the Church having taken any interest in this district is to be found in the Church News, 4/3/1901 when it mentions that in 1871 the Rev. John Chambers made visits to St. Helens, though it is probable this gentleman made occasional visits from 1862, that being the year he took charge of Cullenswood, Fingal and…