St James' Church, Sydney
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St James' Church, commonly known as St James', King Street, is an Australian heritage-listed Anglican parish church located at 173 King Street, in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales. Consecrated in February 1824 and named in honour of St James the Great, it became a parish church in 1835. Designed in the style of a Georgian town church by the transported convict architect Francis Greenway during the governorship of Lachlan Macquarie, St James' is part of the historical precinct of Macquarie Street which includes other early colonial era buildings such as the World Heritage listed Hyde Park Barracks.
St James' Church in about 1890, by Henry King
The eastern front
With Hyde Park and St Mary's Cathedral in the background
Architect Francis Greenway
Francis Greenway
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Francis Howard Greenway was an English-born architect who was transported to Australia as a convict for the crime of forgery. In New South Wales he worked for the Governor, Lachlan Macquarie, as Australia's first government architect. He became widely known and admired for his work displayed in buildings such as St Matthew's Church, St James' Church and Hyde Park Barracks.
Painting by Greenway of a mock trial in Newgate Prison, Bristol, 1812, held at the State Library of New South Wales
Francis Greenway on the first Australian 10-dollar note, perhaps the only convicted forger in the world depicted on a banknote.
Image: Clifton Club 3