St Phillip's Anglican Church

Item details


Name of item:	St Phillip's Anglican Church
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Religion
Category:	Church
Primary address:	32 Bringelly Road, Kingswood, NSW 2747
County:	Cumberland
Local govt. area:	Penrith

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
32 Bringelly Road	Kingswood	Penrith		Cumberland	Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	Located on Bringelly Road, St. Phillip’s Anglican Church completed in 1898 is a landmark in the local area and now represents the principal focus for defining the centre of Kingswood. The church demonstrates the onset of village development at Kingswood following suburban subdivision of the 1880s. The church is a good example of a modest church of its era and the earliest of the extant churches in Kingswood.
	Date significance updated: 01 Mar 05
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Description


Builder/Maker:	Jack Melville
Physical description:	The item is the church of St. Phillip’s Anglican Church on the corner of Bringelly Road and Second Avenue. The church is a modest late-Victorian Gothic Revival building constructed in brick comprising a nave, chancel, and porch. The side walls have a pair of simple buttresses and other architectural embellishments are rendered window sills and vouissoirs. The roof is gabled and sheeted in Colorbond corrugated metal. The windows are simple timber framed box frame sashes except for a lancet window in the front porch. The structure has been reinforced with wrought iron stay ties. The grounds contain a remnant stand of Eucalypt to the rear of the lot. The church hall at the rear of the church was being redeveloped at the time of the inspection.
	Date condition updated:20 Dec 91


Current use:	Church

History

Historical notes:

In 1897 four blocks of Crown land were donated to the residents of Kingswood for a church and cemetery (later not required due to the dedication of Penrith General Cemetery). The church was completed in 1898, the contractor was Jack Melville with ironwork provided by local blacksmith James Wainwright. The western porch was added later. Opened in 1898, the church was not consecrated until 1959. A new Sunday school hall was completed in 1958 (now demolished).

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Religion-Activities associated with particular systems of faith and worship	Rural villages-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	The church demonstrates the onset of village development at Kingswood following the release of suburban estates in the 1880s.
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	The church complex is prominently sited on Bringelly Road. The church is good example of its era.
SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	The church is the earliest of the extant churches in Kingswood.
Integrity/Intactness:	High externally
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
Local Environmental Plan	St Phillips Anglican Church	K-6	20 Dec 91	180
Local Environmental Plan	Penrith Local Environmental Plan 2010	101	22 Sep 10
Heritage study	St Phillips Anglican Church	K-6	01 Apr 87
Heritage study		2260101	01 Nov 07

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
	0	K-6			No
Penrith Heritage Study Review	2005	K6	Paul Davies Pty. Ltd.	Paul Davies Pty Ltd	Yes

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written		1998	Living Stones: A history of St Philip’s Anglican Church, Kingswood, 1898-1998

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database number:	2260101

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