St. Paul's Anglican Church & St Paul's Sunday School Hall.

Item details


Name of item:	St. Paul's Anglican Church & St Paul's Sunday School Hall.
Other name/s:	Multi Arts Centre
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Religion
Category:	Church
Location:	Lat: 144.962143 Long: -35.531352
Primary address:	234 Cressy Street, Deniliquin, NSW 2710
Parish:	South Deniliquin
County:	Townsend
Local govt. area:	Edward River

Boundary:

Cressy Street, corner of Edward Streets, Deniliquin.

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
234 Cressy Street	Deniliquin	Edward River	South Deniliquin	Townsend	Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	The Victorian Academic Gothic Style church and Sunday school buildings located on the important east corner of the Waring Gardens are of historic, cultural, social and aesthetic significance to the Anglican and general communities of Deniliquin.
	Date significance updated: 02 Dec 04
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Description


Designer/Maker:	Smith & Watson, Architects, Melbourne
Builder/Maker:	John Taylor
Construction years:	1866-1866
Physical description:	The Victorian Academic Gothic Style Church and Sunday School buildings underwent extensive conservation work in the early 1990s under the auspices of Heritage Council of NSW. Vandals had contributed to the overall decay which had taken over the buildings. The slate roof of the church has been replaced, brickwork reinstated, doors and stained glass windows restored or replaced. The interior has also undergone major refurbishment. The buildings are in good condition.
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	Good condition
	Date condition updated:20 Aug 04
Modifications and dates:	As per Council Records Property Card. Val No: 347. 06.03.1984- Silk Screen Printing, As per Council Property Record Cards,(waring Gardens) Lot 1 Sect 208 No 46-58 Val No: 347. Cert issued - 02.07.1973 - Church Hall Installation of Air-conditioning 00.04.2001, Major refurbishment during the 1990's.
Further information:	Cressy Street (ST Paul's Church Of England Group - Card 1 Of 3)


Current use:	Multi Arts Centre; community hall.
Former use:	Church Hall, Sunday School Hall. / Community Gathering Place / Art Rooms /

History

Historical notes:

Subscriptions were collected from town and district Anglicans about 1857 to build a house for a minister, and eventually a Church. Enough was raised (£2400) to build a slab house, a brick house and a brick church. TheChurch, Christ Church, was built on the corner of George and Macauley Streets. As per James Taylor's Reminiscences of Early Deniliquin from "Looking back with Jack". Independent Newspaper article. Several services were held in the Church before it was consecrated. On 22 October 1861, a week after the consecration, it was blown down in a storm.
The next Church service was held in the Masonic Hall.
The foundation stone of ST Paul’s was laid in 1866. The Church was built in 1866 by John Taylor, and designed by Melbourne Architects Smith & Watson. Rev. Samuel Harper opened the building in November 1866 and it was not until May 1873 that the Bishop of Goulburn consecrated the building. Worship continued here until 1977 when a new Church was built on the site of the old Anglican Rectory at the junction of Poictiers, Wellington and Harrison Streets. The site was dedicated on 13 February 1867, Church building erected in 1868. National Estate Committee of inquiry provided a grant of $119,000 in 1973 - 74 to acquire the 1 acre of property and add to the adjoining park land. (from nominators)

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)-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Religion-Activities associated with particular systems of faith and worship	(none)-
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Social institutions-Activities and organisational arrangements for the provision of social activities	(none)-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	The property has been assessed as being of historical significance to the state. Please refer to NSW Heritage Office recrods
SHR Criteria b) [Associative significance]	The property has been defined as being of state signifcance for its association with the religious communtiy. Please refer to NSW Heritage Office recrods
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	The property has been assessment as being of aesthetic or technical significance.Please refer to NSW Heritage Office recrods
SHR Criteria d) [Social significance]	Please refer to NSW Heritage Office recrods
SHR Criteria e) [Research potential]	Please refer to NSW Heritage Office recrods
SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	Please refer to NSW Heritage Office recrods
SHR Criteria g) [Representativeness]	Please refer to NSW Heritage Office recrods
Integrity/Intactness:	Good
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Local Environmental Plan	Deniliquin Local Environmental Plan 2013	I2	23 Dec 13
Local Environmental Plan	Sch 1	15 & 16	03 Apr 98	64	2379
Heritage study

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title
Written	Compiled by the Deniliquin Library Staff;Deniliquin History Vol 1	0	Looking back with Jack, James Taylor's Reminiscennces of Early Deniliquin
Written	Deniliquin’s 150 Year Celebrations Committee 1992	1992	Our Heritage Deniliquin’s 150 Year Celebrations Committee 1842 >1992
Written	Freeman, P. of Peter Freeman & Partners Pty Ltd, Architects & Planners,Canberra.	1991	Deniliquin Main Street Project Field Inventories
Oral History	Mr. Ken Young,	2003	Heritage Advisor for Deniliquin Council.
Written	National Trust of Australia (NSW)	0	National Trust of Australia (NSW)

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database number:	1500015
File number:	000678

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