St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, South Strathfield

St Anne's Church, South Strathfield
St Anne's Church, pictured in 2007
St Anne's Church, South Strathfield
Location of St Anne's Church, South Strathfield, in Greater Sydney.
33°53′32″S 151°04′41″E / 33.8922°S 151.0780°E / -33.8922; 151.0780Coordinates: 33°53′32″S 151°04′41″E / 33.8922°S 151.0780°E / -33.8922; 151.0780
Location 11 St Annes Square, South Strathfield, Municipality of Strathfield, New South Wales
Country Australia
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Status Church
Founded 2 July 1841 (1841-07-02)
Founder(s) Fr. John Joseph Therry
Architecture
Functional status Active
Years built 1859–1864
Administration
Archdiocese Sydney
Official name St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church (former); St Anne's Catholic Church
Type State heritage (built)
Designated 2 April 1999
Reference no. 508
Type Church
Category Religion

St Anne's Roman Catholic Church is an heritage-listed Roman Catholic school and church building located at St Annes Square, South Strathfield in the Municipality of Strathfield loca government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1859 to 1864. It is also known as St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church (former) and St Anne's Catholic Church. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

History

The church is significant primarily because of its strong associations with the important figure archpriest John Joseph Therry (1790-1864), co-founder of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia; champion of the rights of Irish immigrants and convicts; and patron of several church building projects in New South Wales and Tasmania.[1]

The building derives considerable significance from its location in a village square conceived by Therry in 1837, which, although never fully realised, retains a townscape significance value not found elsewhere in New South Wales.[1]

The modest character of the building reflects the needs and requirements of the time and the restrictions imposed by finances and the use of local building materials and techniques.[1]

The church stands in the village square, conceived by Archpriest John Joseph Therry in 1837, the original foundation stone laid on 2 July 1841.[1]

The church was built between 1859-64 and the subdivision streets were named for prominent ecclesiastics of the time.[1]

Description

Located in the north east corner of the square (the centre being subject to clay deposits) it is typical of an Irish village church with additions, such as the vestry with fireplace. Built of solid brick (cement rendered in 1952) with sandstone footing course. Dressed sills and cappings to the buttresses. The brick interior is painted to the dado level. The sanctuary is plastered with interesting stencil work. The rest of the square is now occupied by the new church, primary school and car park.[2][1]

The Church was cement rendered in 1952.[1]

Heritage listing

St Anne's Roman Catholic Church was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church (former), New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H00508". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ↑ RNE, 1987

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church (former), entry number 00508 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.

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