St Andrew's Anglican Church, Walcha

St Andrew's Anglican Church (former)
St Andrew's Anglican Church (former)
Style	Victorian Rustic Gothic
Years built	1862 – 1866
Specifications
Number of spires	1
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	St. Andrew's Anglican Church (former); St Andrew's; St Andrews
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	469
Type	Historic 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

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

^
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
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^ "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

[nswshr-469-1] 
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
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[2] "Travel: Walcha". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[:0-3] "St Andrew's Anglican Church" (PDF). Tour our historic buildings of Walcha. Walcha Shire. 5 November 2003. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[RNE-4] "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.

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