St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Manly Explained

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Location:Raglan Street,, New South Wales
Country:Australia
Denomination:Presbyterian
Dedication:Saint Andrew
Status:Church
Functional Status:Active
Architectural Type:Church
Style:Victorian Romanesque
Years Built:1889-1890[1]
Capacity:400 people
Materials:Sydney sandstone
Presbytery:Sydney
Division:New South Wales
Minister:Rev. Duncan Anderson

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at Raglan Street,, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The foundation stone for the church was laid in 1889.[2] Designed by Sir John Sulman, the church is recognized as being one of the best examples of the Romanesque building style in Australia.[3] The church was never completed due to a lack of funds. In 1960 using funds raised by the parishioners and a Government Grant work commenced on completing the church. A temporary north facing wall was removed and the church was completed by adding a new pulpit,altar, choir loft and vestry.

Notes and References

  1. News: MANLY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. . . 16,247 . 21 April 1890 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: MANLY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. . . 15,932 . 15 April 1889 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  3. St Andrew's Manly. Cummins, Audrey . 25 September 2011 . 29 . 3, Winter 1998. The Sydney Organ Journal . .