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State: South Australia, Denomination: Anglican


Laura, SA - St John the Evangelist Anglican

Laura, SA - St John the Evangelist Anglican

Year Built: 1875

Address: 4 North Terrace, , Laura South Australia, 5480

The town of Laura was surveyed in 1871 and in August 1873, the church acquired Blocks 1 and 3 at £17 Ten Shillings each; portion of Block I is still retained, thereon being erected the Church of St. John and the Parish Hall. The first known church of England service in Laura was conducted by the Rev. Hartley Williams, a missionary from…

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Lucindale, SA - St Andrew's Anglican

Lucindale, SA - St Andrew's Anglican

Year Built: 1963

Address: Wattle Drive, , Lucindale South Australia, 5272

A Foundation stone reads, "To the glory of God, this stone was laid by Mrs R.J. Legoe 28 July 1963."

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Lyndoch, SA - Holy Trinity Anglican

Lyndoch, SA - Holy Trinity Anglican

Year Built: 1861

Address: Corner Altona Road & Barossa Valley Way, , Lyndoch South Australia, 5351

Land for this church was set aside as a gift from the South Australian Company which completed the survey of the Lyndoch Valley in 1839. One acre of land was donated to the Church of England for a church and cemetery, but before the building was finished the area was flooded and another site had to be found. Another grant of land in…

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Magill, SA - St George's Anglican

Magill, SA - St George's Anglican

Address: 43 St Bernards Road, , Magill South Australia, 5072

The land on which the Church was built was given by John Finlay Duff, Captain of the Barque Africaine. The Church has the distinction of being the first Anglican Church consecrated in the colony of South Australia. It was performed by Bishop Augustus Short on 30 January 1848, within weeks of his arrival in South Australia. The…

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Maitland, SA - St John the Evangelist Anglican

Maitland, SA - St John the Evangelist Anglican

Year Built: 1873

Address: Caroline Street, , Maitland South Australia, 5573

From 1873 church services were held at Ynoo at the Government well, in local homes and huts. The following year saw the church foundation stone laid on 8 December by Mrs S Rogers. The Church was opened on 4 April 1875 on land given by Samuel Rogers. The interior dimensions were to be 20 feet by 82 feet in the clear, walls 14 feet high,…

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Mannum, SA - St Andrew's Anglican

Mannum, SA - St Andrew's Anglican

Year Built: 1910

Address: Adelaide Road, , Mannum South Australia, 5238

The Foundation stone was laid on 25 May 1910 by the Venerable Archdeacon Bussell.

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McLaren Vale, SA - St Margaret's Anglican

McLaren Vale, SA - St Margaret's Anglican

Year Built: 1905

Address: Main Road, , McLaren Vale South Australia, 5171

The land was donated by Thomas Hardy in 1905 formerly vineyards owned by William Hobcroft. The Foundation stone was laid on 19 June 1911by Thomas Hardy and the Church was dedicated on 21 November 1911. The Nave built of clay and limestone was added in 1968 to the memory of A.C. and E.H. Johnston.

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Meningie, SA - St John the Evangelist Anglican

Meningie, SA - St John the Evangelist Anglican

Year Built: 1953

Address: Princes Highway, , Meningie South Australia, 5264

The Church was built in memory of Margaret H. Bowman (1953).

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Mile End, SA - St Jame's Anglican

Mile End, SA - St Jame's Anglican

Year Built: 1884

Address: 1B Falcon Avenue, , Mile End South Australia, 5031

The Church was opened by Bishop Kennion on 1 February 1884. Many years before Mr Justice Gwynne had given an acre of land in the village of Cowandilla for church purposes. This was sold for £150 and an allotment bought in a more central position in the Thebarton area. This is the present site of the church. Due to the energeic work of…

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Minlaton, SA - St Benedict the Abbot Anglican

Minlaton, SA - St Benedict the Abbot Anglican

Year Built: 1925

Address: Fourth Street, , Minlaton South Australia, 5575

The Foundation stone was laid on 25 April 1925 by Miss M.E. Trehcarne.

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Mitcham, SA - St Michael's Anglican

Mitcham, SA - St Michael's Anglican

Year Built: 1852

Address: 18 Church Road, , Mitcham South Australia,

A foundation stone was laid on 30 September 1848. McElligott's quarry at the southern end of Fullarton Road supplied the stone for St. Michaels. Gothic Revival Church built 1852, by W.Weir, southern nave added by E.Wright in 1863, vestry in 1871. Stone was quarried in Brownhill Creek Reserve and unfortunately the original (and typical…

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Moonta, SA - All Saints Anglican

Moonta, SA - All Saints Anglican

Address: 1 Milne Terrace, , Moonta South Australia, 5558

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Morgan, SA - St Peter's Anglican

Morgan, SA - St Peter's Anglican

Year Built: 1894

Address: Fourth Street, , Morgan South Australia, 5320

The Church was founded in 1894 and was dedicated on June 15 of the same year.

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Mount Compass, SA - St Christopher's Anglican

Mount Compass, SA - St Christopher's Anglican

Year Built: 1961

Address: Clyde Terrace Street, , Mount Compass South Australia, 5210

The Foundation stone was laid on 29 January 1961 by the Archdeacon of Strathalbyn Venerable J.J. Bond TH. L.

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Mt Barker, SA - Christ the King Anglican

Mt Barker, SA - Christ the King Anglican

Year Built: 1865

Address: Hutchison Street, , Mt Barker South Australia, 5251

The foundation stone was laid on 5 January 1865 and the naive first used for worship later that year.The Church was dedicated in 1865 by Bishop Short. The chancel and sanctuary were added in 1886. In 1897 The Barr Smiths gave the organ to the Church. The stained glass windows were built in memory of the Barr Smiths. The Parish Hall was…

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Mt Pleasant, SA - St John the Evangelist Anglican

Mt Pleasant, SA - St John the Evangelist Anglican

Year Built: 1860

Address: 3241 Eden Valley Road, , Mount Pleasant South Australia, 5235

On 16th December 1859 the foundation of a new church was laid on a piece of land originally vested for the purpose in the names of the Lord Bishop, Charles James Cook and Henry Giles, both of Mount Pleasant and William Forrest and John Bennett, both of South Rhine. The walls of the building were completed by March 1860 and the church…

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Murray Bridge, SA - St John the Baptist Anglican

Murray Bridge, SA - St John the Baptist Anglican

Year Built: 1887

Address: Mannum Road, , Murray Bridge South Australia, 5254

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Naracoorte, SA - St Paul's Anglican

Naracoorte, SA - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1880

Address: Gordon Street, , Naracoorte South Australia, 5271

The Church was built of solid limestone in 1880. A Foundation stone was laid on 8 December 1968 by E. R. Lawson Esq.

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North Adelaide, SA - Christ Church Anglican

North Adelaide, SA - Christ Church Anglican

Year Built: 1848

Address: 35 Palmer Place, , North Adelaide South Australia, 5006

Plans for this Church were brought from England by Bishop Short the Anglo-Norman design was credited to local architects Henry Stuckey and William Weir. Romanesque in style it was constructed of limestone, brick and sandstone trim. It was begun in 1848 with the apse being built after the death of Stuckey in 1851. William Weir and Henry…

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North Adelaide, SA - St Cyprians Anglican

North Adelaide, SA - St Cyprians Anglican

Year Built: 1882

Address: 70 Melbourne Street, , North Adelaide South Australia, 5006

The land was purchased in 1872 and the construction took place between 1882 and 1883. The financing was orchestrated by the Christ Church North Adelaide. The Architect was Daniel Garlick a prominent South Australian architect. Most of the students and congregation were working class people who lived nearby, some of whom worked for the…

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North Adelaide, SA - St Peter's Cathedral Anglican

North Adelaide, SA - St Peter's Cathedral Anglican

Year Built: 1869

Address: King William Street, , North Adelaide South Australia, 5006

The first bishop of Adelaide, Augustus Short, brought with him in 1848, plans for a Cathedral. The plans had been drawn up by English architect William Butterfield and is in the Gothic Revival style. The Foundation stone was laid on 13 July 1869 by Bishop Short, the first Bishop of Adelaide. Designed by Butterfield but plans modified…

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Oaklands Park, SA - St Elizabeth of Hungary Anglican

Oaklands Park, SA - St Elizabeth of Hungary Anglican

Address: 12a Dwyer Road, , Oaklands Park South Australia, 5046

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Old Noarlunga, SA - St Philip and St James Anglican

Old Noarlunga, SA - St Philip and St James Anglican

Year Built: 1850

Address: Church Hill Road, , Old Noarlunga South Australia, 5168

Built in 1850 of local stone quarried from the cliffs on the Onkaparinga River in Old Noarlunga , hauled across the river and up the hill by bullock teams and hard sweat. Walls are of ironstone quarried from the cliffs of the Onkaparinga River and hauled to the site by a winch powered by bullocks. Simple buttresses divide the walls…

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Parafield Gardens, SA - St Barbara's Anglican

Parafield Gardens, SA - St Barbara's Anglican

Address: 456 Salisbury Highway, , Parafield Gardens South Australia, 5107

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Pinnaroo, SA - All Saints Anglican (Former)

Pinnaroo, SA - All Saints Anglican (Former)

Year Built: 1925

Address: Railway Terrace, , Pinnaroo South Australia, 5304

The Foundation stone was laid on 29 August 1925. As of 2011 the Anglican's use the Uniting Church building. The Church is now closed.

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Plympton, SA - Church of the Good Shepherd Anglican

Plympton, SA - Church of the Good Shepherd Anglican

Year Built: 1925

Address: Clayton Avenue, , Plympton South Australia, 5038

The Foundation stone was laid on 24 October 1925 by the Very Reverend Archdeacon Bussell.

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Port Adelaide, SA - St Paul's Anglican

Port Adelaide, SA - St Paul's Anglican

Year Built: 1841

Address: 1 Church Place, , Port Adelaide South Australia, 5015

Services were first held of the site commencing 16 May 1841. Four churches have been erected on the site since that date. The first was 1841 - 1851 then 1852 - 1864, 1861 - 1905 and finally 1905 to today. The church erected in 1905 was as a result of an earthquake in 1902. It was felt the church needed significant renovation and as a…

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Port Elliot, SA - St Judes Anglican

Port Elliot, SA - St Judes Anglican

Year Built: 1859

Address: 159 Arthur Street, , Port Elliot South Australia, 5212

At a public meeting held in Port Elliot on 27 January, 1854, a committee was formed to progress the building of a church, to be chaired by Mr Buxton Forbes Laurie. The Foundation stone was laid by Dean Farrell on 22 June 1854 and by December the structure was so far completed that divine service was held there on Christmas Day 1854,…

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Prospect, SA - St Cuthbert's Anglican

Prospect, SA - St Cuthbert's Anglican

Year Built: 1915

Address: 2 Ballville Street, , Prospect South Australia, 5082

The Foundation stone was laid on 10 April 1915. The Church is an example of late Gothic Revival. The architect was Louis Laybourne Smith. The church is of high integrity and retains the original layout except for the addition of a small altar in the sanctuary.

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Riverton, SA - Holy Trinity Anglican

Riverton, SA - Holy Trinity Anglican

Year Built: 1857

Address: Torrens Road, , Riverton South Australia, 5412

Construction of the church was commenced in 1857 on land donated by local citizens.

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Saddleworth, SA - St Aidan's Anglican

Saddleworth, SA - St Aidan's Anglican

Year Built: 1894

Address: 25 Burra Road, , Saddleworth South Australia, 5413

Of Gothic revival style this church was built in 1894 and designed by W.K. Mallyon. It cost £800.00 and could seat 150 people. The Foundation stone was laid on 10 April 1894. Local stone was used in its construction. Kerosene lamps were replaced by wall mounted gas lamps in 1910. A general meeting of the Church of England…

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Salisbury, SA - St John's Anglican

Salisbury, SA - St John's Anglican

Year Built: 1850

Address: Church Street, , Salisbury South Australia, 5108

John Harvey transferred an acre of Section 2191 between Lots 82 and 85 over to the Bishop of Adelaide in November 1850. The "original" St John's has an uncertain history. Inscribed above the door is the date 1846. This date is often contested, as the land was not given to the church until 1850. The foundation stone was laid in 1858. It…

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Seacliff Park, SA - All Saints' Anglican

Seacliff Park, SA - All Saints' Anglican

Year Built: 1964

Address: Corner Brighton Road & Lamington Avenue, , Seacliff Park South Australia, 5049

The Foundation stone was laid on 19 April 1964 by the Right Reverend T.T. Reed Bishop of Adelaide.

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Somerton Park, SA - St Philip's Anglican

Somerton Park, SA - St Philip's Anglican

Year Built: 1972

Address: 290 Brighton Road, , Somerton Park South Australia, 5044

The Foundation stone was laid on 11 June 1972 by the Right Reverend T.T. Reed Bishop of Adelaide.

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St Marys, SA - Anglican

St Marys, SA - Anglican

Year Built: 1841

Address: 1167 South Road, , St Marys South Australia, 5042

The first St Mary's church was situated about 200 metres north of the present church, built and paid for by the pioneers of this district. John Wickham Daw who arrived in Adelaide on the Winchester on the 23rd September 1838 with his wife and six children gave one acre of land for the first church in 1841. He named it after his home…

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St Peters, SA - All Souls' Anglican

St Peters, SA - All Souls' Anglican

Address: 47 Third Avenue, , St Peters South Australia, 5069

In 1883 the East Adelaide Land and Investment Company offered a site 150 by 150 feet for a church,' conditionally on the building being erected immediately. The Rev. Canon Arthur Dendy accepted the offer and shouldered the responsibility, not only of erecting and furnishing the church, but also of voluntarily providing his services for…

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Strathalbyn, SA - Christ Church Anglican

Strathalbyn, SA - Christ Church Anglican

Address: Corner East Terrace & Chapel Street, , Strathalbyn South Australia, 5255

The tower was erected in 1933.

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Tailem Bend, SA - St Luke's Anglican

Tailem Bend, SA - St Luke's Anglican

Year Built: 1926

Address: North Terrace, , Tailem Bend South Australia, 5259

The Foundation stone was laid by Archdeacon Bussell on 8 August 1926.

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Tanunda, SA - St Aidan's Anglican

Tanunda, SA - St Aidan's Anglican

Year Built: 1961

Address: Corner Murray & Fiedler Streets, , Tanunda South Australia, 5352

The Foundation stone was laid on 4 June 1961 by the Right Reverend T.T. Reed Bishop of Adelaide.

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Unley, SA - St Augustines Anglican

Unley, SA - St Augustines Anglican

Year Built: 1922

Address: 183 Unley Road, , Unley South Australia, 5061

The Foundation stone was laid by the Govenor General George Murray in 1922. The Church is an example of Gothic Revival Church architecture. Of special note is the fine collection of stained glass windows executed by the important firms of Morris and Company and their successor Dearle. The altar window is one of the major Morris and…

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