ST MARY’S CHURCH
BURRA ANGLICAN
PAUL SCOTT
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HISTORY
Year Built: 1879
Address: Market Street, Burra, SA 5147
Amongst early Burra’s population Anglicans were a minority, as most miners were Cornish and of a Methodist faith. The first Anglican services in Burra were held at the junction of Ware and Church Streets in 1849. The Church site was donated by the copper mining company (SAMA).
The present St Mary’s Church of England was completed in 1879 (two years after the mine’s closure) at a cost of £4,000.
It was built by the Burra firm of Sara & Dunstan and designed by G.F. McLagan, who came to live in Burra from Melbourne.
The Gothic-style church contains many memorials to Burra’s long-established families. It also has twelve stained glass memorial windows, two of which are from the original St Mary’s Church.
The Church Hall was built in 1893 as a schoolroom. Its Gothic design complements that of the church.
– SA Government: pdf file
