St Mark's Anglican Church, Cemetery and Gardens

Item details


Name of item:	St Mark's Anglican Church, Cemetery and Gardens
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Religion
Category:	Church
Primary address:	5 and 7 Menangle Street West, Picton, NSW 2571
Local govt. area:	Wollondilly

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
5 and 7 Menangle Street West	Picton	Wollondilly			Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	St Mark's Anglican Church is significant within the state as a typical and well preserved representative example of the small country churches of architect Edmund Blacket. Is also significant to the local community as evidence of the towns mid 19th century religious aspirations and achievements, for its continued religious associations and for its notable contribution to the stock of early buildings and townscape features within the town as a whole.
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Description


Designer/Maker:	Blacket, Edmund
Construction years:	1850-1857
Physical description:	A dressed, variegated, stone church with gothic cruciform nave, northern porch, vestry, gallery and simple lancet windows. Tiled roof with a square stone belfry on the gable of the western elevation. Well-preserved interior with a balcony at the west end of the nave.
Modifications and dates:	Access stairs to balcony; repointing of stonework joints with cement mortar.


Current use:	Religious
Former use:	Religious

History

Historical notes:

Designed by Edmund Blacket in 1848, the foundation stone was laid in 1850 but the completion of the building was delayed due to labour shortages caused by the gold rushes until 1857. The nave was lengthened by Blacket in 1872, and transepts added by his sons in 1886. Stained glass windows commemorating leading local families added later. Consecrated by Bishop Barry in 1885 (charge three guineas). The historic pioneer's graveyard is of interest to visitors and local descendents.

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	(none)-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	This item is assessed as historically significant locally.
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	This item is assessed as aesthetically significant statewide.
SHR Criteria e) [Research potential]	This item is assessed as scientifically significant locally.
SHR Criteria g) [Representativeness]	This item is assessed as aesthetically representative statewide.
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	Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011	I184	23 Feb 11
Heritage study			01 Jan 92

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Macarthur Region Heritage Study	1985	Ref No. 67			No
Wollondilly Heritage Study	1992	WO0113	JRC Planning Services	JRC	Yes

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title
Written	Herman, M.		The Blackets
Written	Kerr, J.		Edmund Blacket
Written	Maloney, J. and Weaver, K	1983	St Mark's Picton

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database number:	2690113

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