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Introduction
The need for an Anglican church in
Leichhardt was raised in 1880 at the dawn of the great subdivision and
building boom of the 1880s. On Saturday, January 7th, 1882 the original
All Souls’ church was opened for public worship of Almighty God. The
building and the land together cost £800. |
1st. Rector
While the building embodied the aspirations of the middle-class Anglicans of the day, the Leichhardt area was soon inhabited largely by lower middle and working class Australians with less loyalty to the Anglican Church. The first service of this church of All Souls’ was in February 2, 1884. The congregation grew to 350 that year as people were attracted by the zeal and enthusiasm of the first rector. The church building, together with the rectory were completely paid for in less than 17 years including the present rectory. Mr Holme is remembered as a man of foresight, generosity, zeal and holiness. His generous evangelical ministry, memorialised with a marble angel lectern, provided a very considerable foundation for the future. |
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Soon
after taking up his appointment on March 12, 1882 Mr Holme took steps to
see a new, larger church built. The church was designed by the
architectural firm founded by Edmund T. Blacket, the great Anglican
Church architect of the nineteenth century. Designed in the early
English gothic style and built in brick masonry with sandstone details,
the building is distinctively evangelical with its short sanctuary and
lack of cruciform design.