Uniting Church, Hoskins Memorial Church - Lithgow, NSW
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S 33° 28.863 E 150° 09.690
56H E 236244 N 6291775
The church is one of the most public monuments to a major industrial dynasty, built in the twentieth century and reflects the central role of the iron industry in Lithgow.
Waymark Code: WMKMVD
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 05/04/2014
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Guildford Hoskins, the eldest son of Charles, the Lithgow ironmaster, died in an explosion at Eskroy Park in 1916 at the age of 29. His father determined to build a Presbyterian church in his memory. Work began on clearing an old brickwork site in 1919, and a hall was erected in 1924, but the church was built only after Charles Hoskins' own death in 1926.
The architect was John Barr of Sydney, the supervising contractor was J. Halliwell, the stonemasons were from Loveridge and Hudson, under the direction of old Thomas Loveridge himself. The stone building, set in grounds laid out by Searle Bros, opened in 1928, maintained by a family trust. In 1938 Sir Cecil Hoskins arranged for Paul Sorensen, the prominent garden designer, to lay out the grounds anew.
The church has a wide nave with wide transepts and a short choir with a tower and stone spire 50 metres high.
Credit: Environment & Heritage Office (NSW Government) (
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