In the 1860s the growth of the Presbyterian congregation and a substantial increase in rent on the Mary’s Abbey property made it desirable for the congregation to seek new premises.
A simple little stone church with classical overtones and a similarly designed porch which echoes the proportions of the main facade.
In the Lombardo-Venetian style, and described as “a style particularly suitable for the site on which it is erected,
The Foundation Stone of the Church was laid on 26 August 1865 by James Sherman Crawford,
Simple little Gothic Revival Presbyterian Church in a combination of limestone and granite masonry,
Design for a Presbyterian Church in Camberwell.
Erected in the early 1870s,
Designed by amateur architect John Corry,
Delightful collection of buildings finished in stone with yellow brick timmings.
Still in use today, this is a fine Presbyterian chirch finished in local limestone on a slightly elevated site above streetlevel.
