St Stephen's Anglican Church, Newtown

St Stephen's Anglican Church
St Stephen's Church, pictured in 2018
St Stephen's Anglican Church
33°53′41″S 151°10′47″E / 33.8946°S 151.1796°E / -33.8946; 151.1796
Location187-189 Church Street, Newtown, Inner West Council, Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
DenominationAnglican
Websitewww.neac.com.au
History
StatusChurch
Founded26 December 1844 (1844-12-26) (first church)
FounderBishop William Broughton
DedicationSaint Stephen
Architecture
Functional statusActive
ArchitectEdmund Blacket
Architectural typeChurch
StyleEnglish Decorated Gothic Revival
Years built1871–1874
Construction cost13,000
Specifications
Number of spires1
Spire height140 feet (43 m)
Materials
  • Pyrmont stone
  • Slate roof
  • Stone terraced windows
Administration
ProvinceNew South Wales
DioceseSydney
ParishNewtown Erskineville Anglican Church
Official nameSt. Stephen's Anglican Church and Cemetery; St Stephen's Church Of England; Camperdown Cemetery
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.462
TypeChurch
CategoryReligion
Builders
  • George Dowling
  • Robert Kirkham

St Stephen's Anglican Church is a parish church of the Anglican Church of Australia, located at 187–189 Church Street, Newtown, Inner West of Sydney New South Wales, Australia. The parish, known as Newtown Erskineville Parish Church has a combined ministry with Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Erskineville Rd, in the adjacent suburb of Erskineville. The present building of St Stephen's Church was designed by Edmund Blacket and built from 1871 to 1874 by George Dowling and Robert Kirkham. The church stands within Camperdown Cemetery and together they form a precinct of historic, cultural and architectural significance. The precinct was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.