Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Y2 Day 44

Scots Church Adelaide was originally called Chalmers Free Church. It was built by a group of Presbyterians who supported the Free Church of Scotland. They called Reverend John Gardner from Scotland to establish a church in South Australia. He arrived in Adelaide in March 1850 and immediately set about purchasing the land on the corner of North Terrace and Pulteney Street .
The church building was officially opened on July 6th 1851. The tower which was added in 1858.

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