St Peter's Church - Watson's Bay

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St Peter's Church.... Watson's Bay NSW

1. The Chirch Will Celebrate It's 150th Anniversary In June 2014. It Was Formed On June 22 1863.

2. St Peter's Was Built To A Design By Edmund Blackett. Since It's Establishment, It Has Played  A Pivotal Role In Community Life In Watson's Bay.

3.  The Pipe Organ In The West Gallery Is Among The Oldest in Sydney. It Was Built In 1796 By Robert And William Gray From London. Legend Suggests It Was Lent To Emperor Napolean, Long Before It Was Installed In The Church In 1920. 

4. Records Indicate That Support For An Anglican Church Dates From 1847. At A Meeting On June 27, 1847, Bishop Broughton, The Bishop Metropolitan, Expressed His Desire That The Proposed Watson's Bay Church Should Be Named St Peters. But It Then Took 17 More Years To Build. The First Church Built In Watson's Bay Was An Independent Chapel Built Near South Head Lighthouse In 1839. 

5. The Gates Were Added In 1929, Signalling The Completion Of The Church As A Full Parish. The Gates Were Dedicated To The Memory Of Those Killed In The Greycliffe Ferry Disaster

6. The Original Hall Was Built As An Addition On 1911. The Church's Rectory Was Built In 1923.

7. For The First 10 Years Of St Peter's History, It Was A. Branch Church Of St Marks In Darling Point. With The Opening Of All Saints Church  In Woolahra, In 1876, The District Of Watsons Bay Was Transferred To That Parish. It Remained There For 25 Years. 

By 1900, The Congregation Had Built Up To 17 Families Paying Pew Rents, Which Enabled St Peter's To Be Properly Furnished And To Establish A Sizable Sunday School. 

8. John and Janette Howard were Married There In 1971. The Former Prime Minister And His Wife Wed On April 4

9. St Peter's Church Was Officially Consecrated Almost 150 Years Ago On December 27, 1864. It Was Consecrated By Dr Barker, Who Was Then Bishop Metropolitan Of Sydney. Dr Barker Was Assisted By Dean Cowper, Dean Of Sydney, And Rev Kemmis. Rev Kemmis Saw St Peter's Constructed And Then Consecrated During His Time Looking After The Church Between 1864 &1876.

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