Scots Uniting Church, Campbellfield

Scots Uniting Church, Campbellfield is a heritage-listed building at 1702 Hume Highway, Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia.[1][2] It was added to the Victorian Heritage Register on 9 October 1974.[2]

Scots Uniting Church, Campbellfield
LocationCampbellfield, Hume City, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°40′33″S 144°57′24″E / 37.6758°S 144.9568°E / -37.6758; 144.9568
Founded1855
ArchitectCharles Laing
OwnerUniting Church
Official nameScots Uniting Church
TypeState heritage (building)
TypeChurch/Cemetery/Graveyard/Burial Ground
CategoryReligion
BuildersCharles Laing
Scots Uniting Church, Campbellfield is located in Victoria
Scots Uniting Church, Campbellfield
Location of Scots Uniting Church, Campbellfield in Victoria

It has one of the four remaining churchyards in Victoria.[2]

History

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In 1842 a timber church was constructed on the site.[2] In 1855 the bluestone church, designed by Charles Laing, was built to replace the original church.[2]

Graveyard

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The churchyard, which adjoins Scots Uniting Church, has its earliest surviving gravestone from 1846.[2] The cemetery contains approximately 150 burials.

Heritage listing

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Scots Uniting Church was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register on 9 October 1974.[2]

See also

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St Andrew's Graveyard, Brighton

References

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  1. ^ "Scot's Church, Campbellfield, 1855, North View". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Scots Uniting Church". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Council of Victoria. 9 October 1974. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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