
Saundridge Chapel
Saundridge, Cressy, Tasmania
This chapel was built in 1862 on land donated by the Robert Joseph Archer, who was the son of William and Caroline Archer of Brickendon. The chapel was to be used by those of the Protestant...
- Denomination
- Multi-Denominational
- Region
- Midlands
- Year Built
- 1862
- Architectural Style
- Church
- Heritage Status
- Heritage listed
Overview
This chapel was built in 1862 on land donated by the Robert Joseph Archer, who was the son of William and Caroline Archer of Brickendon. The chapel was to be used by those of the Protestant denominations.
A small private school with about 30 students was conducted in the building during the 1880s.
Annual sports were held at Creekton (property on the Blackwood Creek Road) on New Year's Day 1902, the proceeds £14 -6s raised from the tea went to renovate the church at Saundridge.
Robert J. Archer, on his retirement appointed his nephew Basil Archer and brother Alfred Archer as Chapel Trustees. A National Estate grant for the amount of $5000 toward the restoration of the building (1984-1995) was granted.
Bishop Blackwood, in 1962 planted an oak tree beside the drive to celebrate the chapel centenary, around 120 people attended.
History
1862
Chapel built
built1902
Church at Saundridge renovated with proceeds from annual sports tea
renovated1962
Oak tree planted to celebrate the chapel centenary
1984-1995
National Estate grant awarded toward restoration of the building
restored
Gallery
References
- D Henslowe, Our Heritage of Anglican Churches in Tasmania, Printed by Mercury-Walsh, Moonah, 1978, p. 83Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Frank L Rigney, A Midlands Odyssey : a journey through parts of the northern midlands of Tasmania, Launceston, Tas. : F.L. Rigney, 2008, pp. 84-85Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- National Estate Grants Program File - 035205 - NEGP - Saundridge Chapel Cressy (NT) 8724Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Links
- Memorial Chapel (September 25, 1963). The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), p. 39, photograph by Jim Ellard
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
- Sports at Creekton (1902, January 03). Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas.: 1883 - 1928), p. 3. Retrieved January 19, 2019
Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index
Services
Private use
Open
Not recorded
Address
1284 Saundridge Road, Saundridge, Cressy TAS 7302
Contact
Not recorded
Accessibility
Not recorded


