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Windsor Uniting Church and Hall

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The church was built in 1875–76 as a result of the fire which destroyed almost a whole block of the town on 23 December 1874. The original Methodist church (1838–39) was destroyed but the schoolhouse (1861) miraculously survived. The church is a fine example of Victorian non-conformist Gothic revival
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of thirty acres to Samuel Wilcox, who named it Wilcox Farm. It is likely that land clearance and agricultural activities as well as some building works took place during this period and during the subsequent of occupation. In the early nineteenth century, it was incorporated into a large holding of
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The group is considered to be an important item of the State's environmental heritage because of its historic and social associations with the development of the town of Windsor. Its architectural value as examples of various architectural styles with curious stylistic idiosyncrasies. Its cultural
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have suffered some damage by the 25 year old pine trees within three metres of the church building. At the time of heritage listing, the condition of the slate roof had been deteriorating for the last 10 years. The exterior of the church building is also suffering from age and weather damage to
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significance as a group of buildings associated with the history of the Methodist Church in Windsor. Its aesthetic and landmark value as a group of buildings of great importance to the streetscape of Windsor, located in a prominent location on a major road.
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on 1 January 1810. The colony prospered under his influence, and he initiated a public works program with 265 public buildings, new public amenities, and improving existing services such as roads. On 6 December 1810, he named the five
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The present site on the corner of Macquarie and Fitzgerald Streets comprises the Uniting Church Church, the church hall, the former parsonage (on the opposite side of Fitzgerald Street) and a house at No. 29 Fitzgerald Street.
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This is one of only a small number of Windsor's early 19th century buildings, being a remnant of the great fire that wiped out many of the buildings within Windsor township, including the former Church building.
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Deteriorated condition of the church fabric, its roof stormwater drainage system, rising damp and falling damp deterioration, breaking down of the external paint particularly on the exposed
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architecture. It is built of rendered brick with Gothic detailing, consists of nave, vestry and porch, and has a steep slate roof. Most of the fittings are original and there is a
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The hall is a small, simple, rendered brick hall built in 1861 as a Methodist Schoolhouse. It is designed in the Colonial Georgian tradition, with a gabled
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memorial to the pioneer Wesleyan missionary, the Rev. Peter Turner (1803–73), who was associated with Windsor for the last twenty years of his life.
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The current church was built in 1875–76, and is considered to be one of the finest examples extant of this type of Victorian non-conformist church.
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The original Methodist Church on the site, built in 1838–39, was destroyed by a disastrous fire which ravaged this part of the town in 1894.
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In 1794, the land on which the church precinct stands was first alienated for European purposes in a grant made by
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The church yard comprises land fronting Fitzgerald and Macquarie Streets, and O'Briens Lane to the south. A
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explored the local area in search of suitable agricultural land in 1789 and discovered and named the
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faces Macquarie Street, with lawn on its raised surface, on which the site's built elements sit.
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published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under
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Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
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Some trees are arrayed on the site, including a jacaranda at the south-west near the hall (
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qualifies it as a key area for food resources for indigenous groups. The Dharug and
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people called the river Deerubbin and it was a vital source of food and transport.
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at the corners of the front elevation topped by curious conical decorations
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following the Methodist Church's amalgamation in 1977. It was added to the
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Churches listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register
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is a heritage-listed church precinct at Macquarie Street,
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This Knowledge (XXG) article was originally based on
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Nichols, Michelle (Local Studies Librarian) (2010).
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Windsor Uniting Church is located in Sydney
greater Sydney
33°36′27″S 150°49′15″E / 33.6074°S 150.8209°E / -33.6074; 150.8209
Windsor
City of Hawkesbury
New South Wales
Denomination
Uniting
Methodism
www.windsoruniting.org.au
Church
Style
Gothic revival
Synod
New South Wales and ACT
New South Wales Heritage Register
Windsor
City of Hawkesbury
New South Wales
Uniting Church in Australia
New South Wales State Heritage Register
Dharug
Nepean River
South Creek
Darkinjung
Governor Arthur Phillip
Hawkesbury River
Baron Hawkesbury
Francis Grose

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