Congregational Church, Sydney Road, Manly

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AuthorJohn MorcombeDateFebruary 2023DescriptionThe Manly Congregational Church is the oldest existing ecclesiastical building on the Northern Beaches opening in December 1863.
In 1862 John Fairfax, co-owner of the Sydney Morning Herald, and David Jones, the founder of the upmarket department store purchased two blocks of land corner of Sydney Road and Whistler from Henry Gilbert Smith. On one block was to be the site of a congregational church and on the other the site of the manse. Both Fairfax and Jones had previously helped to establish the Pitt Street Congregational Church. H.G Smith's four year old son Henry was given the task of laying the foundation stone.SubjectsChurchesChurches, Congregational - New South Wales - ManlyPlaces of WorshipCopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of John Morcombe.

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Congregational Church, Sydney Road, Manly