This neo-Gothic church, tucked in between ever-rising buildings on the intersection of Pulteney Street and North Terrace, is Adelaide’s second oldest church (Holy Trinity Anglican Church being the oldest). Continue reading “Scots Church”
Blue Coat School Visitor Centre
To the rear of First Derry Presbyterian Church is a refurbished Blue Coat School, now home to the The Blue Coat School Visitor Centre. This centre is a small museum on the history of Church, the history of Presbyterians in the city (and beyond) and the role Presbyterians played in the 1689 Siege of Derry. Continue reading “Blue Coat School Visitor Centre”
First Derry Presbyterian Church
Presbyterians have resided in the City since around 1642 having arrived during the Plantation of Ulster which began in the early 1600s. By the time of the Siege of Derry there was a significant number of Presbyterians in the city but still they didn’t have a place of worship within the City Walls. During the Siege, like many others in the region, the Presbyterians had moved in behind the city walls either to assist in the defence of the City or to seek safety from Jacobite forces. Within the Walls they worshipped in St Columb’s Cathedral and at some time they actually had St Augustine’s Church“on loan”. Continue reading “First Derry Presbyterian Church”
The Rambling Wombat 