Christ Church, North Adelaide Explained

Christ Church
Pushpin Map:Australia Greater Adelaide
Pushpin Mapsize:100
Relief:1
Map Caption:Location in greater Adelaide
Coordinates:-34.9103°N 138.5932°W
Location:36-40 Palmer Place, North Adelaide, South Australia
Country:Australia
Denomination:Anglican
Founder:Bishop Augustus Short
Consecrated Date:1849
Status:Church
Functional Status:Active
Architectural Type:Church
Style:Romanesque Revival
Diocese:Adelaide
Province:South Australia
Archbishop:Geoffrey Smith
Rector:Stephen James Bloor
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Designation1:SAHR
Designation1 Offname:Christ Church (Anglican), North Adelaide; Christ Church Rectory (Anglican)
Designation1 Type:State heritage (complex / group)
Designation1 Date:28 May 1981
Designation1 Number:10866
Designation1 Free1name:Subject index
Designation1 Free1value:Religion - Church (Christian)
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Christ Church, North Adelaide is an Anglican church in North Adelaide, South Australia.

History

Acre 745 was the original name of the plot between Jeffcott Street and 36-40 Palmer Place,, a suburb immediately north of Adelaide city centre. The foundation stone was laid on 1 June 1848 by Augustus Short, the first Anglican Bishop of Adelaide, and the church was consecrated in 1849.[1] Christ Church was the pro-cathedral until 1877 when St Peter's Cathedral opened.

In 1850 a parsonage was built on the southern half of Acre 745 It became the deanery for Dean Marryat in 1887, then a rectory from 1906.

In 1868 a site on Jeffcott Street opposite the church was purchased for a schoolroom.[2] The foundation stone was laid on 26 September.

Architecture

The church building is in the Romanesque Revival architectural style and was built under the direction of architects Henry Stuckey and William Weir. It is built of local limestone mined from Palmer Place, with slate roof tiles from Willunga.[3] In 1855 the nave was extended on the western side by some 50feet.[4]

Stuckey was also responsible for designing a number of other Church of England churches and other buildings in the colony, including at Hindmarsh (now Holden Street Theatres), Port Lincoln, Clare (St Barnabas), Penwortham (St Mark's), Port Adelaide (St Paul's), Beaumont Rectory, Walkerville Rectory, and St Peter’s Church at Glenelg. He also designed two buildings at St Peter's College, and Pirie Street Wesleyan Church.[5]

The church, rectory, and hall are all heritage-listed with the former two appearing on the South Australian Heritage Register and the latter appearing on a "local" list maintained by the City of Adelaide.[6] [7] [8]

Organ

The church's first instrument was a harmonium, replaced in 1854 by the pipe organ from J. B. Graham's mansion Prospect House ("Graham's Castle"),[9] and opened by George Bennett,[10] one of his last performances.[11] The new acquisition was heavily criticised,[12] then refurbished and greatly enlarged the following year.[13] It still had faults: it was so badly affected by weather that in winter it took six kerosene lamps burning for an hour before it would play. A new organ was purchased from Augustus Gurm of London and the old one bought by organist James Shakespeare.[14] [15]

It was later installed in the Norwood Baptist Church[16] where it served until replaced by J. E. Dodd in 1884.[17]

Liturgy

Worship in the church follows the Book of Common Prayer.

People

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See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Local Intelligence . . XIII . 1003 . South Australia . 22 December 1849 . 3 October 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Christ Church, North Adelaide . . South Australia . 25 November 1921 . 3 February 2020 . 8 . Trove .
  3. http://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+1942 Christ Church, North Adelaide (B 1942) Photograph, Acre 745 Collection
  4. News: Re-opening of Christ Church, North Adelaide . . X . 1496 . South Australia . 25 May 1855 . 17 February 2018 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  5. Web site: Architects of South Australia . Architect Details: Henry Stuckey. . 2008. McDougall, Alison . 15 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Christ Church (Anglican), North Adelaide . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . South Australian Heritage Register . 12 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Christ Church Rectory (Anglican) . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . South Australian Heritage Register . 12 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Christ Church Hall . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . S . 12 November 2016.
  9. News: Advertising . . VIII . 1120 . South Australia . 11 March 1854 . 16 February 2018 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: Christ Church, North Adelaide . . VIII . 1164 . South Australia . 2 May 1854 . 17 February 2018 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  11. News: The Late Mr. Bennett . . XII . 588 . South Australia . 30 September 1854 . 17 February 2018 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  12. News: To the Editor of the Times . . VIII . 1204 . South Australia . 17 June 1854 . 17 February 2018 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: Christ Church, North Adelaide . . IX . 1424 . South Australia . 28 February 1855 . 17 February 2018 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  14. News: College Park Organ . . 16 . 821 . South Australia . 18 February 1928 . 25 August 2020 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  15. News: A Veteran Organist . . LXXI . 18,473 . South Australia . 27 January 1906 . 25 August 2020 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  16. News: Early Church Music . . LXIX . 18,033 . South Australia . 30 August 1904 . 15 February 2018 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  17. News: The Organ Plays . . 40 . 6,182 . South Australia . 22 May 1943 . 25 August 2020 . 2 . National Library of Australia.

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