Église Saint-Jacques de Sydney

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L’église Saint-Jacques (anglais : St James' Church, aussi connue comme St James', King Street) est une église anglicane située à King Street (en), Sydney, Australie. Consacrée le 11 février 1824, l'église est conçue par l’architecte déporté Francis Greenway alors que Lachlan Macquarie est gouverneur. L'église fait partie du quartier historique de Macquarie Street (en) qui comprend d'autres bâtiments coloniaux, Hyde Park Barracks par exemple.

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Children's Chapel, St James' Church, Sydney

The Chapel of Saint Mary and the Angels is a chapel in one of the bays of the crypt of St James' Church, Sydney, created as a place for younger children to receive an adapted form of the Eucharist on Sundays. In the 21st century, the chapel is used for the children's Eucharist on the first Sunday of the month. The walls and ceiling of the chapel are painted with scenes inspired by the Christmas carol "As I Sat Under A Sycamore Tree" with the setting transferred to Sydney Harbour. The murals were designed by Ethel Anderson and painted as a collaborative project by the Turramurra Wall Painters Union—a group of modernist painters founded by Anderson in 1927—among whom were Ethel Anderson, Bethia Anderson, sisters Gwen and Jean Ramsey, Roy de Maistre and Roland Wakelin. Friends of the artists also helped on small parts of the painting. Some parts of the mural are attributable to individual artists and some are signed. The rector of St James' at the time, Philip Micklem, was a friend of Anderson and had invited the Turramurra Wall Painters Union to decorate the chapel. The work was carried out between October and December 1929 and completed in time for Christmas; the first service being held on 22 December 1929.

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Banco Court

The former Banco Court of the Supreme Court of New South Wales is a heritage-listed courthouse at St James Road, Sydney, Australia. It was designed by Walter Liberty Vernon and built from 1895 to 1896. It forms part of the historic complex known sometimes as the "St James Law Courts" or the "King Street Courts". The property is owned by the Department of Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. The historic Banco Court building is not the current Banco Court of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Since the construction of the Law Courts Building on Queen's Square nearby, the Banco Court has been located on level 13 of that building. The modern Banco Court is used for full court sittings, as well as ceremonies.

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Parish of St James

St James Parish, Cumberland is one of the 57 parishes of Cumberland County, New South Wales, a cadastral unit for use on land titles. It is one of the four small parishes in the Sydney city area, which is named after the Anglican church of St James, which was consecrated in 1824. The name St James is also used today for the railway station in the same area. A record for a marriage, funeral or baptism ceremony held in the 'Parish of St James' refers to this civil parish, not necessarily meaning the Anglican church of St James, and the church notes that this has been the case of some confusion. A marriage held at the catholic St Mary's Cathedral in the 19th century would be recorded as being in the Parish of St James.

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St James, New South Wales

St James is a locality within the City of Sydney, centred on St James' Church on King Street. The locality includes much of Hyde Park, those parts of the city from Elizabeth Street through to Macquarie Street. St James railway station was opened in December 1926 as part of the City Circle. It is an underground station, constructed below Hyde Park. The station was the first electric railway service to enter an Australian city centre. The station is part of the Sydney Trains network, offering direct services to Sydney Airport. David Jones used the name "St. James" as its private label in the second half of the twentieth century, reflecting the location of the main store on Elizabeth Street.

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Old Registry Wing

The Old Registry Office of the Supreme Court of New South Wales is a heritage-listed courthouse at the corner of Elizabeth Street and St James Road, in the Sydney central business district in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Government Architect Alexander Dawson and James Barnet and built from 1859 to 1862. It is also known as Sydney Supreme Court House. The property is owned by the Department of Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

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Bien que ce ne soit pas la première église anglicane de la colonie, l'église Saint-Jacques est maintenant l'église la plus ancienne de Sidney. L'église Saint-Jacques fait partie du Register of the National Estate (en).

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Le bâtiment est commandé par Lachlan Macquarie en 1819, est conçu par l’architecte Francis Greenway et est construit entre 1819 et 1824 par des déportés. Il devait originellement servir de palais de justice, Macquarie avait prévu de construire une grande cathédrale à l'emplacement actuel de la cathédrale St Andrew, mais ce projet a été annulé par le Commissioner Bigge (en) qui avait été chargé d'enquêter par le gouvernement colonial. Les plans du palais de justice sont modifiés avant la construction avec l'ajout d'un clocher à l'ouest et les bâtiments scolaires proches sont alors utilisés comme palais de justice. Le révérend Samuel Marsden fait le premier sermon le 6 juillet 1824. En 1836 le premier évêque d'Australie, William Grant Broughton (en) s'installe en l'église car il n'existait toujours aucune cathédrale. Construite durant une période d’intense renouveau protestant, l'intérieur d'origine diffère grandement de l’actuel. Il n'y avait pas de chœur, l'église étant centrée sur une grande chaire centrale placée contre un des murs. Des galeries surplombaient la chaire sur trois côtés. En 1900, l'intérieur est remanié pour faire face à l'Est. La plupart des intérieurs du XIXe siècle sont enlevés, y compris les galeries (sauf celle à l'Ouest). Les monuments commémoratifs sont conservés et remaniés. Une « amélioration importante » est l'ajout de doubles vitrages sur le côté de King-street pour couper le bruit du trafic, qui jusqu'alors était une gêne sérieuse pour les membres du clergé officiant et pour l'assemblée. Huit grands vitraux sont installés entre 1903 et 1913 avec une nouvelle chaire, un autel et un retable, tous des dons. D'autres modifications sont faites en 1894 et entre 1904 et 1907. Le portique Sud est aménagé en chapelle latérale au début du XXe siècle puis remanie à la fin du siècle dernier en chapelle du Saint-Esprit.

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(en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « St James' Church, Sydney » (voir la liste des auteurs).