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Name/TitleManse at Scots Church, Campbellfield c. 1850-1864

About this objectView of the original bluestone manse which was built for Reverend Peter Gunn. He was the second minister, and was there from 1845 until his death in 1864, and is buried in the church grounds. The bluestone manse, designed by architect, Charles Laing, was built for Gunn in 1850.

The church and manse stand on land donated by Neill Campbell, of the Campbellfield Estate, the original grantee. The architect was commissioned by the church committee in 1850 to prepare plans. In the beginning is served a primarily Scottish-born congregation. The burial ground in the churchyard was established in 1844.
[Ref: A Study of Scot's Church, Campbellfield, and the Manor House, David Morgan., Victorian Heritage Database Report]

Victorian Heritage Register H0127

One of a group of six photographs mounted on card. Four photographs are of the exterior of the church, one is of the exterior of the manse and one shows Rev. Peter Gunn standing at the entrance to the church.
See A-53.001-C to A-53.006.

This image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission.For a high resolution copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Date Madec . 1925

Inscription and MarksInscribed in pen on backing sheet verso: “Old Scots Church at Campbellfield / Photographs from Mrs. Aeneas Gunn."

Measurements6 x 10.5 cm (image)
24 x 32 cm (sheet)

Object TypePhotograph

Subject and Association KeywordsScots Uniting Church (Campbellfield, Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsChurches

Subject and Association KeywordsPresbyterian Church

Subject and Association KeywordsArchitecture

Subject and Association KeywordsHistoric buildings and sites

Subject and Association KeywordsGunn, Aeneas, Mrs, 1870-1961

Subject and Association KeywordsCampbelltown (Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsManse

Named CollectionImages collection

Credit LineDonated by Mrs Aeneas Gunn, March-June 1930

Object numberA-53-C.6

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