Brougham Place Uniting Church
Brougham Place Uniting Church | |
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Main Entrance of Church, 2004 | |
34°54′34″S 138°36′1″E / 34.90944°S 138.60028°ECoordinates: 34°54′34″S 138°36′1″E / 34.90944°S 138.60028°E | |
Country | Australia |
Denomination | Uniting Church |
Previous denomination | Congregational |
Website |
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History | |
Former name(s) | North Adelaide Congregational Church |
Founded | 20 October 1860 - |
Founder(s) | Rev. James Jefferis |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Edmund Wright & E.A. Hamilton |
Architectural type | Victorian Free Classical |
Years built | 1860-1872 |
Groundbreaking | 15 May 1860 |
Completed | 14 July 1872 |
Construction cost | approx. £11,000 |
Brougham Place Uniting Church is a church on Brougham Place, North Adelaide, South Australia. It was formerly the North Adelaide Congregational Church.
Edmund Wright is attributed as the architect of the church[1] and the foundation stone was laid on 15 May 1860.[2] A tower was added in 1871 and a lecture hall in 1878 designed by architect Thomas Frost.[3] The pipe organ was built in 1881 at which time it was "the largest two manual organ in the colony", and restored in 1914.[4]
Rev. Dr. James Jefferis BA., LLB. was the first pastor, serving from 1859, when services were held in a hall in Tynte Street, North Adelaide, to 1877, then from 1895 to 1901, when he retired.
The church is a landmark and looks over Brougham Gardens in the Adelaide Parklands.
References
- ↑ "Architects of South Australia - Architect Details - Wright, Edmund William". Architects of South Australia. Architecture Museum, University of South Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ Manning. "Place Names of South Australia - N - North Adelaide". The Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ "Architects of South Australia - Architect Details - Frost, Thomas". Architects of South Australia. Architecture Museum, University of South Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ "Brougham Place Uniting Church". OHTA Conference Book 1986. Organ Historical Trust of Australia. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
Bibliography
- "CHURCHES CHURCH AFFAIRS.". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 8 September 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 3 January 2013.