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ST. JAMES ANGLICAN CHURCH (FORMER)

Location 7155 PRINCES HIGHWAY, TYRENDARRA, GLENELG SHIRE Level Recommended for Heritage Overlay

[1/1] 52568 St James CofE

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
St. James Anglican Church, located on the south side of the Princes Highway at Tyrendarra is a small stone church of three bays in a simple English Gothic Revival style with no apse. The main part of the church dates from 1873, and was designed by Leonard Terry, the diocese architect for the Anglican Church. The steep gable roof of corrugated iron is pitched at 60 degrees. A stone cross stands on the apex of the north gable. The church was added to in 1907, and a sunday school building, located south east of the main church was constructed in 1956. The church has an intact interior, and the internal architecture expresses the values common to the Anglican church. There are also a range of memorials, pews and an altar remaining in the church. THe church bell postremains (sansbell) west of the church. A church hall is locatedsouth east of the main churchThe church is in good condition and retains a high degree of integrity.

How is it significant?
The St. James Anglican Church is of historical and architectural significance to the Glenelg Shire.

Why is it significant?
St. James Anglican Church is of architectural significance because it demonstrates the use of the English Gothic style to express specific Anglican values. It acts as a comparison with the churches of other denominations in Tyrendarra. St. James is of further architectural significance as an unusually small and humble example of the architecture typical of Leonard Terry. It is of is of historical significance as a representation of the role and position of the Anglican Church and its congregation in the community for nearly one hundred and forty years.