St Jude's Church, Randwick
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 St Jude's Church
Location in Greater Sydney
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| Location | 106 Avoca Street, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Website | stjudesrandwick |
| History | |
| Founded | 1857 |
| Founder(s) | Simeon Pearce |
| Dedicated | 21 May 1861 |
| Consecrated | 28 July 1865 |
| Associated people | Interned: |
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| Status | Church |
| Functional status | Active |
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| Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1861-1865 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Bells | Eight (1872) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sydney |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev. Andrew Schmidt |
| Official name | St. Jude's Anglican Church, Cemetery, Rectory, Vergers Residence |
| Type | Built |
| Criteria | a., c., d., f., g. |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Part of | 00012 |
The St Jude's Church is an active Anglican church in Randwick, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of a significant heritage group that includes the church, cemetery, rectory and original Randwick Borough Chambers, later converted to church use. The group is located on Avoca Street, Randwick, and has a federal heritage listing.
On 2 April 1999 the church and associated buildings were listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register with the following statement of significance:
The St Jude's precinct and buildings show an uninterrupted progression of history from approximately 1861 to 1899. The precinct has strong links with the founder of Randwick, Simeon Pearce and with the Municipality of Randwick. The precinct is one of the best maintained and clearly visible examples of the early colonial concept, further romanticised in the work of Edmund Blacket, of transposing a typically soft English churchyard scene to the harsh Australian environment. The buildings and the precinct display a perfect unity, possibly umatched anywhere in the Sydney Metropolitan Area and the whole represents an almost perfect example of a typical English village churchyard, unspoilt by the passage of time. The cemetery is one of the best maintained Victorian cemeteries and inspiring places in the Sydney region. St Jude's Church and precinct is a witness to the whole of the history of Randwick, its emergence as a suburb and its growth into a community. The church building particularly is a clear landmark in Randwick and beyond.
The existing church was built to replace a smaller church/school building that had been built in 1857 on what was later to be the site of Randwick Post Office. The new church was designed by Edmund Blacket along the lines of St John's Church at Randwick, Gloucestershire. The new Blacket church was completed in 1865, but was modified significantly by H. M. Robinson, whose alterations were carried out in 1889.
The church cemetery is located west of the church. It was established in 1843, before the church was built. It has a federal heritage listing.
Immediately south of the church is the rectory, a two-storey stone house built in 1870. Immediately north of the church is the original Randwick Borough Chambers, a two-storey sandstone building designed by Thomas Rowe. It was built in 1862 and features Gothic detailing that includes a carved stone head over the front door. It was later acquired by the church to be used as the verger's residence, to be later converted to the St Jude's Parish Centre. Immediately north of the Parish Centre is the School Hall, which is not heritage-listed.
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