St Andrew's Anglican Church, Walcha

Church in New South Wales, Australia

30°59′02″S 151°35′26″E / 30.9839°S 151.5905°E / -30.9839; 151.5905LocationSouth Street, Walcha, Walcha Shire, New South WalesCountryAustraliaDenominationAnglicanHistoryStatusChurchDedicationSaint AndrewArchitectureFunctional statusInactiveArchitectural typeChurchStyleVictorian Rustic GothicYears built1862 – 1866SpecificationsNumber of spires1

New South Wales Heritage Register

Official nameSt. Andrew's Anglican Church (former); St Andrew's; St AndrewsTypeState heritage (built)Designated2 April 1999Reference no.469TypeHistoric site; former church

St Andrew's Anglican Church is a heritage-listed former Anglican church located at South Street, Walcha in the Walcha Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The site was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

History

St Andrew's Anglican Church was the third church to be built in Walcha, and is now the earliest church still standing on its original site. Construction commenced in 1862 with stone quarried from the demolished homestead at the Walcha station, Villa Wolka, and was completed in 1866.^[2] Originally known as St Paul's Church, it was renamed St Andrew's in the 1870s. A new church was built in 1963 and the adjacent parish hall was built in 1954.^[3]

Description

St Andrew's Anglican Church is an unspoilt and well crafted Victorian Rustic Gothic–styled church with exceptional original interior and contents. The church remains a fitting testament to the early pioneering families of the Walcha and New England district.^[3] The church occupies a commanding position on a knoll above the town. The church is a simple granite building of coursed random rubble in a Rustic Gothic style, given by pointed arched window frames within rectangular openings, steeply pitched roof that was originally shingled and is not iron, and a timber shingled bellcote. The interior is of outstanding simple Gothic quality lit by nine stained glass memorial windows dedicated to the early pioneers of the district.^[3]^[4]

Heritage listing

St Andrew's Anglican Church in Walcha was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1] The building is classified by the NSW branch of the National Trust of Australia; and was listed on the now defunct Register of the National Estate.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "St. Andrew's Anglican Church (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00469. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
^ "Travel: Walcha". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "St Andrew's Anglican Church" (PDF). Tour our historic buildings of Walcha. Walcha Shire. 5 November 2003. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "St Andrews Anglican Church (former), South St, Walcha, NSW, Australia (Place ID 380)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 25 August 1981. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on St. Andrew's Anglican Church (former), entry number 00469 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 1 June 2018.

External links

Media related to St Andrew's Anglican Church, Walcha at Wikimedia Commons

Anglican Church of Australia

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Province of New South Wales

Dioceses	Sydney Churches Armidale Bathurst Canberra and Goulburn Grafton Newcastle Riverina
Cathedrals	Sydney (St Andrew) Armidale (St Peter) Bathurst (All Saints) Goulburn (St Savior) Grafton (Christ Church) Griffith (St Albans) Newcastle (Christ Church) Parramatta (St John) Wollongong (St Michael)
Churches	All Saints', Petersham All Saints Church, Canberra All Souls', Leichhardt St Andrew's, Roseville St Barnabas, Broadway Christ Church, Rouse Hill Christ Church, Springwood Christ Church, St Laurence Church by the Bridge St Clement's, Mosman Garrison Church Holy Innocents, Rossmore Holy Trinity, Kelso St James', Sydney St James', Morpeth St John the Baptist, Ashfield St John the Evangelist, Darlinghurst St John the Evangelist, Newcastle St John the Evangelist, Wentworth St John the Baptist, Reid St John's, Camden St John's, Wilberforce St Jude's, Randwick St Luke's, Liverpool St Mark's, Darling Point St Mary's the Virgin, Maitland St Mary's, Waverley St Matthew's, Windsor St Michael's, Surry Hills Narellan Naremburn Cammeray St Paul's, Burwood St Paul's, Castle Hill St Peter's, St Peters St Peter's, Richmond St Philip's, Kingswood St Philip's, Sydney St Stephen's, Newtown St Thomas', Mulgoa St Thomas', North Sydney

Province of Victoria

Dioceses	Melbourne Churches Ballarat Bendigo Gippsland Wangaratta
Cathedrals	Melbourne (St Paul) Bendigo (St Paul) Sale (St Paul)
Churches	Christ Church, Geelong Holy Trinity Church, Bacchus Marsh St Peter's, Eastern Hill

Province of Queensland

Dioceses	Brisbane North Queensland Rockhampton Northern Territory
Cathedrals	Brisbane (St John) Townsville (St James) Rockhampton (St Paul)
Churches	All Saints, Brisbane All Saints, Darnley Island All Saints, Tamrookum All Saints, Yandilla Christ Church, St Lawrence Christ Church, Childers Christ Church, Milton Christ Church, Tingalpa Holy Trinity, Fortitude Valley Holy Trinity, Herberton Holy Trinity, Mackay Holy Trinity, Saibai Island Holy Trinity, Woolloongabba Old Bishopsbourne Chapel Old St Mark's, Slacks Creek Shepherd Memorial Church of St Peter, Proston St Agnes, Esk St Andrew's, Ormiston St Andrew's, South Brisbane St Andrew's, Toogoolawah St Anne's, Jondaryan St Augustine's, Leyburn St David's, Allora St David's, Mossman St Denys St George's, Beenleigh St James, Toowoomba St John the Baptist, Bulimba St John the Baptist, Richmond St John's, Dalby St John's, South Townsville St John's, Mundoolun St John's, Rockhampton St Luke's, Boyne Island St Luke's, Toowoomba St Mark's, Rockhampton St Mark's, Dunwich St Mark's, Warwick St Mary's, Kangaroo Point St Mary's, Mount Morgan St Matthew's, Drayton St Michael and All Angels, Kingaroy St Paul's, Cleveland St Paul's, East Brisbane St Paul's, Ipswich St Paul's, Maryborough St Paul's, Proserpine St Saviour's, South Johnstone St Thomas', Toowong

Province of Western Australia

Dioceses	Perth Bunbury North West Australia
Cathedrals	Perth (St George) Bunbury (St Boniface) Geraldton (Holy Cross)
Churches	All Saints Church, Henley Brook Holy Trinity Church, Roebourne St John's Church, Albany St Mary's Church, Busselton

Province of South Australia

Dioceses	Adelaide The Murray Willochra
Cathedrals	Adelaide (St Peter) Murray Bridge (St John the Baptist)
Churches	Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide St Matthew's Church, Kensington Christ Church, North Adelaide

Extra-provincial

Dioceses	Tasmania
Cathedrals	Hobart (St David)

Defunct

Dioceses	Carpentaria Kalgoorlie St Arnaud Papua New Guinea
Churches	Broadway Carlingford Deniliquin Prospect Seven Hills Walcha Wallerawang (now Presbyterian) Yarramalong