St Andrew's Anglican Church, Roseville is an active
Anglican church on the corner of Bancroft Avenue and Hill Street in
Roseville, New South Wales
Roseville is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Ku-ring-gai and Willoughby. Roseville Chase is a separate ...
, Australia. It is part of the
Diocese of Sydney.
History
The first church building was licensed for use on 2 April 1913. The foundation stone for the current building was laid by Archbishop
Howard Mowll
Howard West Kilvinton Mowll (1890–1958) was the Anglican Bishop of Western China from 1925 to 1933, and Archbishop of Sydney from 1933 until his death in 1958.
Biography
Mowll was born in Dover and attended Dover College until 1903 and ...
in 1935. The rector of the time was W. J. Roberts. The building was designed by C. H. Finch, and built by S. C. Molineaux, and seats approximately 350. The original cost of the building was approximately
A₤5,500.
The main level of the church consists of the nave, transepts, chancel, baptistry, organ chamber, porches, and a tower on the north west corner. The gradient of the land was utilised to allow for a lower level of vestries, offices, a kitchenette and bathroom. Originally one of these rooms was used as a kindergarten classroom. The walls are entirely of red brick, resting on a sandstone base. The windows are leaded.
Gallery
StAndrewsRoseville StainedGlass Main.jpg, The main leadlight window.
StAndrewsRosevilleProclamation.jpg, The 1913 licence from Archbishop John Wright to use the first church building as a place of worship.
See also
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Australian non-residential architectural styles
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List of Anglican churches in the Diocese of Sydney
This is a list of churches in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. This includes physical church buildings even if they do not currently have congregations meeting. If a congregation meets in a shared space such as a school hall, it should only b ...
References
External links
St Andrew's home page
1935 establishments in Australia
Anglican church buildings in Sydney
Anglican Diocese of Sydney
Churches completed in 1935
Roseville, New South Wales
20th-century Anglican church buildings in Australia
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