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St James Church c1860s

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State Library of New South Wales
[a089067 / SPF/67]
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St James Anglican church Queens Square Supreme Court building King Street
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State Library of New South Wales

Anglican

Religious building

St James Anglican church Queens Square

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Early Anglican church which was Australia's tallest structure from 1822 to 1853 The copper steeple is 52 metres high and was part of the modification to the original plans which were for a courthouse on the site.

Supreme Court building King Street

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Georgian style courthouse on King Street next door to St James church. The building was originally intended to be the Georgian Public School, Macquarie's first public school, but was modified during construction to accommodate the Supreme Court instead.

Queens Square

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Public square at the junction of Macquarie and King streets containing a statue of Queen Victoria.