St. Mary's the Virgin Anglican Church & Rectory

Item details


Name of item:	St. Mary's the Virgin Anglican Church & Rectory
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Religion
Category:	Church
Location:	Lat: -32.7349734745 Long: 151.5522905070
Primary address:	66 Church Street, Maitland, NSW 2320
Parish:	Maitland
County:	Northumberland
Local govt. area:	Maitland
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Mindaribba

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
LOT	2	DP	3234
LOT	1	DP	456262
PART LOT	1	DP	703399
PART LOT	2	DP	703399
PART LOT	11	DP	703705
PART LOT	12	DP	703705

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
66 Church Street	Maitland	Maitland	Maitland	Northumberland	Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
Church of England Trustees	Religious Organisation	29 Mar 99

Statement of significance:


	Historic: Tangible record of Anglican Church in urban and community development. Social: Ongoing role as a focus for members of the Anglican Church and for associated social activities. Aesthetic: The Church is the finest example of High Victorian Gothic with a magnificent stone spire and excellent stone tracery. The Rectory is a rare example of large Italianate house in central Maitland. Set in spacious grounds - spire is a major landmark in town and surrounding area. (Zohrab, 2003)
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Description


Designer/Maker:	Edmund Blacket
Physical description:	Style: Church - Victorian Gothic; Rectory - Victorian Italianate; Exterior - Stone & Brick. Church - Stone Gothic, slender stone tower, tracery windows, lower roof over aisles creates clerestory to nave, excellent stone detailing and craftsmanship. Rectory - Brick two storey, slate hipped roof, bracketed eaves, cast iron columns, balustrade and frieze. Grounds important landscape value - mature trees. (Zohrab, 2003)
Further information:	6/2006: $119,464 funding approved to: The project includes: restoring and re-pointing of the church tower to prevent further water damage; repairs to damaged stonework; and restoration of the tower’s pinnacles and their finials.(www.deh.gov.au/heritage/programs/nhii/projects05-06.html)


Current use:	Church
Former use:	Church

History


Historical notes:	Designed by Edmund Blacket, the Church was built in 1860. Steeple constructed 1880.

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	Practising Anglicanism-
9. Phases of Life-Marking the phases of life	Persons-Activities of, and associations with, identifiable individuals, families and communal groups	Associations with Edmund Blacket, Government Architect-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	Tangible record of Anglican Church in urban and community development (Zohrab, 2003)
SHR Criteria c) [Aesthetic significance]	The Church is the finest example of High Victorian Gothic with a magnificent stone spire and excellent stone tracery. The Rectory is a rare example of large Italianate house in central Maitland. Set in spacious grounds - spire is a major landmark in town and surrounding area. (Zohrab, 2003)
SHR Criteria d) [Social significance]	Ongoing role as a focus for members of Anglican Church and for associated social activities. (Zohrab, 2003)
SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	This item has rarity value. (Zohrab, 2003)
SHR Criteria g) [Representativeness]	This item has representative value. (Zohrab, 2003)
Integrity/Intactness:	This item has integrity value. (Zohrab, 2003)
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.

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) OF THE HERITAGE ACT 1977 Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977. I, the Hon James Griffin MP, Minister for Environment and Heritage, pursuant to subsection 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales do by this Order, effective at the time of publication in the New South Wales Government Gazette: 1. revoke the order made on 9 November 2020 and published in the Government Gazette Number 318 of 13 November 2020; and 2. grant the exemptions from subsection 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977 that are described in the attached Schedule. The Hon James Griffin MP Minister for Environment and Heritage Signed this 2nd day of June 2022. To view the standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977 click on the link below.	Jun 17 2022

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register	00403	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - Permanent Conservation Order - former	00403	20 Sep 85	130	5038
Local Environmental Plan		03 Sep 93
Register of the National Estate		21 Mar 78

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Maitland Heritage Survey Review	1994		Brian McDonald & Associates		No

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Tourism	Attraction Homepage	2007	St Mary's the Virgin Anglican Church & Rectory	View detail
Written	Fr. Roger Lloyd Zohrab	2002	Maitland Heritage Database - NSW Heritage Inventory Form
Tourism	Tourism NSW	2007	St Marys Church	View detail
Tourism	Tourism NSW	2007	St Mary' Maitland Market Day	View detail
Tourism	Tourism NSW	2007	Maitland Heritage Walk (central precinct)	View detail

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Heritage NSW
Database number:	5045369
File number:	S90/04813; S94/00553

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