Thursday, January 11, 2018

The District - Sutton and Gundaroo

Sutton and Gundaroo were mentioned in the ride to Gunning post (Feb 2017).   Some random photos of these localities follows.


Sutton - Saint Peter's Anglican Church (1925)


Although Saint Peter's is a more recent build, it's austere design is reflective of the early Australian churches struggle, best described in Ian Breward's "A History of Australian Churches" as:
 
Australian churches are an example of growth from below, often using slender resources gathered at considerable cost from people with little to spare.

The Gundaroo Soldier's Memorial Hall (1890)



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