Willoughby, St Stephen's Anglican Church
St Stephen's Anglican Church is located on the corner of Mowbray Road and Sydney Street, in the northern suburb of Willoughby. This sandstone church was designed by Edmund Blackett and his brother Arthur, who designed many churches and public buildings around Sydney. It was built in 1882 from locally quarried sandstone by stonemason Alexander Simpson.
This is a nice photo. I love old churches. Spent a lot of time in France going from church to cathedral to church. I'm not particularly religious either. :)
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What a gorgeous building!
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When I look at structures like this, I often think I should find a nice shady corner and sit with my sketchbook and just capture the beautiful buildings.
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Lovely old church and local sandstone too. If only the walls could talk.
ReplyDeleteWhat a super reference you gave. Blackett joined the Stockton and Darlington Railway Co. and trained as an engineer. I don't know how much experience that gave him as a religious architect, but St Stephens still looks terrific. I particularly love the locally quarried sandstone.
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ReplyDeleteVery solid looking like it will stand forever! Thank you for sharing this week.
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ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely church and is in such good condition!
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