St James' Anglican Church, Morpeth
St James' Anglican Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church precinct at 19 Tank Street, Morpeth, City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. The original design has been attributed to Edward Charles Close, with later additions by Edmund Blacket and John Horbury Hunt and built from 1837 to 1875 by E.C. Close and James Sherwood. The precinct also includes the St. James' rectory and parish hall (formerly schoolhouse). The property is vested in the Trustees of Church Property for the Diocese of Newcastle.It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 27 January 2017.
St James' Anglican Church, Morpeth
The original church was completed and consecrated in 1840. In the early 1860s, architect Edmund Blacket was engaged to undertake alterations and additions to the church. Blacket designed a chancel and vestry, joined to the existing nave via a high chancel arch. The work, which included the introduction of a carved stone pulpit and font, both of them designed by Blacket, was completed in 1862. In 1866, cedar pews with elaborately-carved ends, made of local cedar, were installed, replacing the original enclosed pews.