St Judes Anglican Church and Grounds

Item details


Name of item:	St Judes Anglican Church and Grounds
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Religion
Category:	Church
Primary address:	965 Old Northern Road, Dural, NSW 2158
Local govt. area:	Hornsby

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
965 Old Northern Road	Dural	Hornsby			Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	Rare example in the study area of a mid-Victorian period Gothic Style sandstone church. Prominent location. Complemented by well planted grounds. Social and historical significance as a centre of worship. An example of the work of Edmund Blacket.
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Description


Designer/Maker:	Edmund
Builder/Maker:	Blacket
Physical description:	Victorian period sandstone church. Timber shingle roof. Smaller gabled entry beside and vestry on opposite side. Main gable crowned by bell turret. Appears little altered. Overgrown with vines. Good stone fence and dense planting all around. Sandstone front fence

History


Historical notes:	The church is sited on land given by a local settler James Roughley. Foundation stone laid by Rt Rev WG Broughton on 11 November 1846. Building completed in 1848.

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Creative endeavour-Activities associated with the production and performance of literary, artistic, architectural and other imaginative, interpretive or inventive works; and/or associated with the production and expression of cultural phenomena; and/or environments that have inspired such creative activities.	(none)-

Recommended management:

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date
Local Environmental Plan	Hornsby Local Environmental Plan 2013	352	27 Sep 13
Local Environmental Plan	Hornsby Local Environmental Plan 2013	A39	27 Sep 13
Heritage study

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Hornsby Shire Heritage Study	1993		Perumal Murphy Wu Pty Ltd	VM	No

References, internet links & images

None

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database number:	1780525

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