Anglican Christ Church and Rectory

Crowds of people gathered next to a church

Style

Victorian Rustic Gothic

Year

1878, 1885, 1910, 1962

Architects

Albert Bond (1877) Cyril and Arthur Blackett, sons of Edmund Blackett (1885)

Builders

Peter Hall and Mr Albury (1877), John Morrison (1881-1885)

About the Anglican Christ Church and Rectory

Anglican services began in Gladesville in the 1867 Protestant Hall, erected by the Royal Orange Lodge but shared by several denominations. This hall was purchased by Christ Church in 1935, demolished during road widening and its function replaced by Jordan Hall. 

In 1877, land for Christ Church was purchased from Mrs Coulter. Peter Hall was engaged as the stonemason and Mr Albury as the carpenter at a cost of £1,742. The eastern leadlight window is by Lyon and Cottier and was installed in 1885, other leadlight windows were designed by Falconer & Ashwin, a Sydney firm who are strongly represented in NSW churches. The first service was held on 17 November 1878 by the Dean of Sydney, the Very Reverend William Macquarie Cowper. Archdeacon King was appointed rector and was succeeded by Reverend William Lumsdaine in 1881. Lumsdaine resided in Ellora in Wharf Road.

The original church building forms the chancel of the existing building and was extended in 1885 by J. Morrison of Burwood at a cost of £3,400. Further extensions occurred in 1962. The three stages can be clearly seen inside the building by looking at the differing wood and decorations on the ceiling.

In 1911, the rectory in Jordan Street was completed by Mr Pouley at a cost of £4,140.

In 1988, a new hall, now used as a pre-school, was built on the original footprint.

Location

220 Victoria Road, Ryde 2112  View Map

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