St Peter's Church, Darlinghurst

St Peter's Church is a heritage-listed former Anglican church precinct on the corner of Bourke Street and St Peters Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999[1] and is listed on the (now defunct) Australian Register of the National Estate.[2]

St Peter's Church
St Peter's Church, Bourke Street and St Peters Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
St Peter's Church
33°52′30″S 151°13′07″E
LocationCorner of Bourke Street and St Peters Street, Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
DenominationAnglican
Websitewindsoranglican.asn.au/home
History
StatusFormer church
Consecrated8 December 1822 (1822-12-08) by Rev. Samuel Marsden
Architecture
Functional statusInactive; now a hall for use by SCEGGS Darlinghurst
Architect(s)
Architectural typeVictorian Gothic Revival
Years built186667
ClosedMarch 1993
Official nameSt. Peter's Church and Precinct
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.148
TypeChurch
CategoryReligion
Official nameSt Peters Anglican Church (former), 150-152 Bourke St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
TypeDefunct register
Designated21 October 1980
Reference no.2189
ClassHistoric
New South Wales Heritage Database
(Local Government Register)
Official nameFormer St Peter's Church of England Group Including Former Church Hall and Small Store
TypeLocal government register
Designated14 December 2012
TypeChurch
CategoryReligion

History

The former church was built in 1866-67, with a vestry addition between 1871-83. It was designed by O. H. Lewis, son of Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis, and is his only known work. The church hall, designed by Benjamin Backhouse, was built in 1873. In 1924, the church purchased five terrace houses along Forbes Street on land they had long sought to obtain and demolished them to create an entry and forecourt area.[3]

It was associated with a number of prominent Sydney figures, including The Sydney Morning Herald owner Charles Kemp, Assistant Commissioner-General Henry Connell, businessman Lebbeus Hordern and author Patrick White. Hordern and Kemp were honoured with stained glass windows.[3]

Amidst declining congregations and finances, the church became a branch of St John's Anglican Church in 1986 and was closed in March 1993. It was sold to SCEGGS Darlinghurst in September 1993.[3]

The former church is now the school's Great Hall, while the former hall was refurbished in 1998 to serve as its Playhouse. The school has used the former church for Easter and Christmas services.[3]

Description

The former church is a two-storey sandstone building with a gabled slate roof, designed in the English Gothic Revival style. It consists of a nave with two aisles, a vestry and chancel.[3]

The former hall is a single-storey brick building with a sandstone base. The upper hall was divided into three spaces as part of the 1998 refurbishment, while the lower hall retains its two original principal spaces.[3]

Heritage listing

St Peter's Church and Precinct was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

See also

  • List of former churches in Australia

References

Bibliography

  • Pollen, F.; Healy, G., eds. (1988). 'Darlinghurst' in The Book of Sydney Suburbs.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on St. Peter's Church and Precinct, entry number 148 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 13 October 2018.

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