St. George's Anglican Church, Battery Point

St. George's Anglican Church, Battery Point
42°53′29″S 147°19′55″E / 42.89151°S 147.33208°E
St. George's Anglican Church, Battery Point, designed by John Lee Archer.

St. George's Anglican Church is a church of the Diocese of Tasmania located in Cromwell Street, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania.[1] It was designed by John Lee Archer in 1838, and is built of sandstone. [1] The church's bell tower and portico designed by James Blackburn were added later.[2] The tower served as a landmark to guide navigation on the estuarine part of the Derwent River.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Larkins, Damien (13 December 2012). "175yo Hobart church appealing for much-needed repairs". 936 ABC Hobart (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Hobart slice of old England". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). 14 February 1988. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  3. "Crane to lift restored cupola to the top of St George's Battery Point". Anglican Diocese of Tasmania. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

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