User:Dave Rave/St Thomas' Catholic Church, Lewisham
| St Thomas' Catholic Church | |
|---|---|
  St Thomas' Catholic Church Location in greater metropolitan Sydney | |
| 33°53′34″S 151°08′53″E / 33.8926697°S 151.1481157°E | |
| Location | Thomas Street, Lewisham, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Website | The Catholic Parishes of St Thomas & St Patrick |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1887[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sydney sandstone |
History[edit]
Originally 1851[2]
New church started
tower built short and wings not[3] Old one removed
Description[edit]
Old 1851 church with bell towers
Cemetery[edit]
established 1863 it was partially removed for the expansion of the rail line, closed 1888.[4] but then all removed to a section of Rookwood in the 1920s.
..[edit]
Archbishop Bede Polding died and had a massive funeral.[5]
Re-devolpment[edit]
New church commenced 1887
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References[edit]
- ^ "CATHOLIC". The Freeman's Journal. Vol. XXXVIII, , no. 2259. New South Wales, Australia. 9 July 1887. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Domestic Intelligence". The Freeman's Journal. No. 48. New South Wales, Australia. 22 May 1851. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Suburban Churches". Australian Town And Country Journal. Vol. XLIV, , no. 1167. New South Wales, Australia. 28 May 1892. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ https://dictionaryofsydney.org/place/petersham_cemetery
- ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63334247?searchTerm=catholic%20petersham
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