St Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Hall, Kempsey

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (former)
and former Church Hall
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (former); and former Church Hall
	The former St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
	31°04′42″S152°50′34″E / 31.0784°S 152.8428°E
Location	67 Smith Street, Kempsey, Kempsey Shire, New South Wales
Country	Australia
Previous denomination	Presbyterian
History
Status	Church (former)
Dedication	Saint Andrew
Architecture
Functional status	Inactive; sold to private ownership
Architectural type	Church (former)
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	16 February 1890
Construction cost	A£600
Closed	1984
Specifications
Materials	Brick; iron roof
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	St Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Hall; St. Andrew's; St. Andrews
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	384
Type	Church
Category	Religion

Last updated April 13, 2024

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Hall is a heritage-listed former Presbyterian church and church hall, that is now a retail store, located at 67 Smith Street, Kempsey, Kempsey Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1890. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

History

On 9 October 1861 a Mr W. Smith presented the parcel of land on which the church now stands and a small timber hall which was used as a schoolhouse was erected shortly afterwards on the land.^[1]

In September 1883 the Rev J. Miller Ross held a meeting of Presbyterians on the Macleay and he was told that there was room for two more Presbyterian Charges. It was decided to start with one, and the outcome was the ordination and induction of Matthew Bell on Sunday, 30 March 1884, as the first Minister of the Kempsey Charge.^[1]

As a result the schoolhouse was converted into a Church in 1884. A church was also built at Fredrickton and preaching stations also included Gladstone, Belgrave and Green Hills.^[1]

Bell was transferred to Urana in 1888. The Rev. John Taylor was inducted on 24 June 1888 and at once formed a Session.^[1]

On 16 February 1890 a new church opened in Kempsey, costing £600 and a further £150 for furnishings. It was constructed adjacent to the old church.^[1]

In 1983 the Heritage Council was advised that it was proposed to demolish the church, old schoolhouse (Church Hall) and manse for the development of a shopping centre. Following a site inspection and report of the Church, the Heritage Council at its meeting of 2 November 1983 recommended that an Interim Heritage Order be placed over the property to allow the excision of a suitable curtilage for the Church.^[1]

Following representations by the Presbyterian Church, the local member and the developer it was agreed that a compromise was reached involving retention of the Church and Church Hall and a reduced curtilage, but provided for the demolition of the manse. This compromise left the way open for the Church and Church Hall to be retained and reused.^[1]

The congregation vacated the building and moved to a new church in Rudder Street in 1984.^[2]

The Interim Conservation Order was gazetted on 16 November 1984. A Permanent Conservation Order was placed over the Church and Church Hall on 19 July 1985.^[1] The Church and Church Hall was transferred to the State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

The building has been used as a retail store since being vacated by the church, and now opens out on one side to the car park of the 1980s shopping centre, with a supermarket now at the rear of the former church. In 2017, a charity shop operated by The Smith Family opened in the building.^[3]

Description

St Andrew's Church is a small stuccoed brick structure with corrugated iron roof built in the Gothic Revival style in 1890.^[1]

The interior displays an elaborately carved scissor truss roof lined with timber and several original stained glass windows.^[1]

The physical condition of the building was reported as good as at 22 March 2001.^[1]

Heritage listing

St Andrew's Church is a small stuccoed brick structure with corrugated iron roof built in the Victorian Gothic style in 1890. The buildings reflect the evolution of the Presbyterian Church in Kempsey. The buildings are aesthetically important to the streetscape.^[1]

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Hall was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "St Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Hall". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00384. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
↑ "History". Kempsey Presbyterian Church & Church at the Rocks. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
↑ "The Smith Family Kempsey store grand opening". Macleay Argus. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

Bibliography

White, Rev. C. A. (1951). A History of the Presbyterian Church of Australia.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on St Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Hall , entry number 00384 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 1 June 2018.

External links

"Home page". Kempsey and South West Presbyterian Church. Presbytery of the Mid North Coast in the Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of New South Wales. 2019.

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[nswshr-384-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "St Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Hall". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00384. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .

[2] "History". Kempsey Presbyterian Church & Church at the Rocks. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[3] "The Smith Family Kempsey store grand opening". Macleay Argus. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

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