Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Once St Andrews Church (opened 1928), now the Bavarian Bier Cafe. Designed by Sydney architects McCredie and Anderson.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Crossing the Marsden St Weir, with the Marsden St Bridge on the left.
Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Parramatta Congregational Church, opened 1871. Designed by Thomas Rowe, built by George Peters.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Rear of the Leigh Memorial Uniting Church, seen from Civic Place (soon to be Parramatta Square).
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Hambledon Cottage, built by John Macarthur as a second house on his Elizabeth Farm Estate. 1824. The building in the background is the 'Our Lady of Lebanon' Maronite church.
North Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
St Monica's Church. Built in 1960 on the site of a former pub; a small church nearby (built in 1889, extended 1917) was also demolished at this time.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Leigh Memorial Church (named for Rev Samuel Leigh - the first Methodist Missionary to NSW, 1815), Macquarie Street. The third church on the site (it replaced the 1821 'Walter Lawry Chapel' and the 1839 'Macquarie Hall'), designed by James Tosh, constructed 1885.
Originally built with a spire, this was removed (it was deemed unsafe) in 1921.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
St John's Cathedral, built 1855. The towers date to 1820, and there has been a church on this site since 1803.
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Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Murphy House (Presbytery). Replacing an 1843 brick building, it's named for Father Peter Bede Murphy. Designed by architect James Whitmore Hill.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
St Patrick's Cathedral, consecrated 1837.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
St John's Cathedral, built 1855. The towers date to 1820, and there has been a church on this site since 1803. The arch in the foreground is a memorial to those who served in WWI. Known as 'The Royal Gates', it was requested and partly funded by the congregation of St John's. Completed 1918.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
St John's Cathedral, built 1855. The towers date to 1820, and there has been a church on this site since 1803.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Detail from St John's Cathedral, built 1855. The towers date to 1820, and there has been a church on this site since 1803.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
St John's Cathedral, built 1855. The towers date to 1820, and there has been a church on this site since 1803.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Superb convict-built brick wall surrounding St John's Cemetery. Replacing an earlier bank-and-ditch enclosure (which had fallen into disrepair), the wall was paid for by public subscription and constructed around 1820.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Replica of the lychgate for St John's Cemetery. Original designed by James Houison.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
St John's Cemetery, the oldest burial ground in Australia. First burial here was that of James Magee, a convict's child, buried 31 January 1790 (unmarked); the oldest marked grave is that of Henry Dodd, 1791.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Grave (in St John's Cemetery) of former missionary turned chief constable, Francis Oakes.
Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The names of everyone known to have been buried in the All Saints Cemetery (including many hundreds whose graves are not marked - mostly from the Parramatta Lunatic Asylum, Parramatta Gaol, the Female Orphan School, Parramatta Orphan School and other benevolent institutions in the area).
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Parramatta All Saints Cemetery, next to Fennell, Short and Brickfield Streets. The burial ground for All Saints Anglican Church on Victoria Road.
Established late 1830s, with most burials taking place during the latter half of the 19th century.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Parramatta All Saints Cemetery, next to Fennell, Short and Brickfield Streets. The burial ground for All Saints Anglican Church on Victoria Road.
Established late 1830s, with most burials taking place during the latter half of the 19th century.
Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Grave of Gregory Blaxland, who led the first party [1813] to successfully find a way across Sydney's Blue Mountains.
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Parramatta, NSW, Australia
St Patrick's Cemetery, junction of Church Street and Pennant Hills Road. The oldest Catholic cemetery in Australia, with the earliest memorials dating from 1822 (although the land was not granted until 1836).
In use right up until 1972, it is now in the hands of Parramatta City Council.
Parramatta, NSW, Australia
Mortuary Chapel, St Patrick's Cemetery. Constructed 1844 (making it the oldest in Australia) as a memorial to Capuchin friar Reverend Thomas Francis Macarthy. Five Parramatta priests are also buried here (beneath the floor).
