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Name/TitleScots Church, Campbellfield c. 1850-1864

About this objectView of side of the church building. The castellated tower entrance and narrow windows are visible.

The church at 1702-1708 Sydney Road, Campbellfield, was built in 1855, from bluestone quarried from the side of the present Fawkner cemetery. The style is pre-Reformation with narrow windows.

It stands on land donated by Neill Campbell, of the Campbellfield Estate, the original grantee. The architect is thought to be Charles Laing, who was commissioned by the church committee in 1850 to prepare plans. In the beginning is served a primarily Scottish-born congregation. The burial ground in the churchyard was established in 1844. The second Minister was Reverend Peter Gunn, father-in-law of Aeneas Gunn. His grave and that of some of his family members are in the burial ground.
[Ref: A Study of Scot's Church, Campbellfield, and the Manor House, David Morgan., Victorian Heritage Database Report]

Victorian Heritage Register H0127

One of a group of six photographs mounted on card. Four photographs are of the exterior of the church, one is of the exterior of the manse and one shows Rev. Peter Gunn standing at the entrance to the church.
See A-53.002-C to A-53.006.

This image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission.For a high resolution copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Date Made1850-1864

Inscription and MarksInscribed in pen on backing sheet verso: “Old Scots Church at Campbellfield / Photographs from Mrs. Aeneas Gunn."

Measurements6 x 10.5 cm (image)
24 x 32 cm (sheet)

Object TypePhotograph

Subject and Association KeywordsScots Uniting Church (Campbellfield, Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsChurches

Subject and Association KeywordsArchitecture

Subject and Association KeywordsHistoric buildings and sites

Subject and Association KeywordsPresbyterian Church

Medium and MaterialsGelatin silver

Named CollectionImages collection

Credit LineDonated by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, March-June 1930

Object numberA-53.003-C

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