Newland Memorial Church Hall - Victor Harbor, SA, Australia
S 35° 33.371 E 138° 37.239
54H E 284339 N 6062671
This was the earlier Congregational Church for Victor Harbor, built in 1868. So would be 155+ years old.
Waymark Code: WM119FM
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 09/11/2019
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The coursed stone walled Church was the second Congregational Church and built to replace the church 'hut' of the first group of settlers to Encounter Bay, as it was decaying. This church is of rectangular design with a Bell Tower above the steps up to the entrance. There are rendered quoins and surrounds to openings, and corner turrets on the corners of the front façade.
Built in an 'English-style' the range of colours of the cemented bluestone goes from light brown to brown, grey, and grey/blue. The windows are pointed-arched, in the Gothic-style, but either side of the roofline is a cream-painted crenellated turret. There is also a mounted Bell Tower above the three joined, arched windows, which are above the arched entry door.
From a Blue Oval Plaque on the history of the Church/Hall is the following:
Newland Memorial Uniting Church Hall
The district's Congregational Church movement was very strong as a result of
Reverend Ridgway W Newland's work. This church was built by Robert Veitch
and Ephraim Weymouth using local bluestone and slate for roofing.
The foundation stone was laid in 1868. After numerous fundraising events held to
meet a building cost of over £1000, the church opened in 1869. It was built with
two levels, the lower one used as a schoolroom. When it became necessary to
expand in 1919, the front section of this building was added and was
named Hodge Memorial Annexe in memory of Reverend Charles
Hodge who was the successor to Newland.
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So this was later replaced by the quarter-circular church building just over Wills Street, that was built/opened in 1927.
Office, Open Monday to Friday: 9.30am - 12 noon
Phone: (08) 8552 7732
Visited: 0720, Tuesday, 29 May, 2018
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