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The stone wall surrounding the chapel was built to protect it from flood waters from the nearby Salisbury Waters. From: VisitNSW.com Image By: Hazel Hogarth Date: October 2017

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The chapel was constructed entirely of bricks made and fired on Gostwyck Station. FROM: VisitNSW.com IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth DATE: October 2017

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11km east of Uralla along Tourist Drive 19, brings you to the picturesque vine-covered chapel at historic “Gostwyck” Henry Gostwyck Cory obtained a holding of 80,000 acres, which he settled in 1832 and named “Gostwyck”. In 1834, Cory sold his grazing rights to William Dangar, who subsequently sold them to his brother Henry Dangar. Henry Dangar had been an Assistant Government Surveyor under John Oxley and had been responsible for the survey of Newcastle and much of the Hunter Valley. In 1831, Dangar retired from surveying to his Singleton property, “Neotsfield”, to concentrate on his pastoral and business interests. In 1845, he was elected to the Legislative Council and from 1856 lived in retirement in Sydney, where he died in 1861. FROM: Uralla Visitors Centre IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017

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By 1841, the community at “Gostwyck” had grown to forty eight inhabitants, and included two married women and two children, along with forty men who were employed as shepherds. FROM: Uralla Tourist News IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017

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The chapel at “Gostwyck”, officially named “All Saints Anglican Church”, was built in 1921 in memory of Major Clive Collingwood Dangar (1882–1918) who had died of injuries sustained during WWI just a matter of days after his return to Australia. The site of the chapel was carefully chosen by the property’s manager, Mr Ashley Clarendon Cox, at the request of Mrs Dangar, wife of Major Dangar MC. The chapel was consecrated by the Anglican Bishop of Armidale, Bishop Wentworth-Shields. FROM: Uralla Tourist News IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017

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Normally an Autumn location with its colourful leafy surrounds and bright red vine, the Gostwyck Chapel looks equally as beautiful when sprinkled by a shower of light winter snow. FROM: Facebook IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017

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The dark brickwork, its detailing, and glazed, rich brown roof tiles of this miniature church make it look like a prototype for Hunt's work at Armidale and other places. If this tiny chapel is not Hunt’s work, then one could suggest that it has been 'after Hunt,’ or perhaps that it has followed Hunt's sources, taking inspiration from the work of Phillip Webb, Pugin, et. al. FROM: VOUSSOIRS blogs on architecture. IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth DATE: October 2017

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Gostwyck’s history is a story of resilient and innovative people, changing landscapes, developing wool and increasing sustainability. Every generation to have worked the property took up the challenges facing them in their time. FROM: Gostwyck website IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017

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The Gothic styled church is located within an avenue of trees planted some 65 years earlier. Designed by the Armmidale architect R.N. Hickson, it was built by the Uralla contractor C.G. Cooper. It had a oaken hammer beam roof covered by oaken shingles and all the fittings were completed in oak. FROM: Register of War Memorials in NSW IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017

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“Gostwyck” refers to Gostwyck Station, a grazing property which has been owned by the same family since its establishment in 1834. In 1834, Mr Cory sold his rights to William Dangar, who then sold it to his brother Henry Dangar and it is after him that Dangar’s Falls are named. FROM: Uralla Tourist Information IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth DATE: October 2017

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Christoph Eichorn arrived in Australia in 1855 and was contracted to work as a shepherd on Gostwyck Station. He married Wilhelmina (Minna Vaupel), the daughter of another German migrant who worked as a shepherd at Gostwyck. The Eichorns settled on the station where they raised a family of twelve children and where Christoph Eichorn continued to gain employment: by 1881 he was listed as a boundary rider. In the same year his name was among those on an application for the establishment of the Big Ridge School. The Pioneer Register (2003:90) notes that he worked for the Dangars for over 40 years and was rewarded with a pension from the family. The entry also notes that he was Lutheran. FROM: Heritage Futures Database IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017

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The site of the chapel was carefully chosen by Mr Ashley Clarendon Cox (Manager) at the request of Mrs Dangar, wife of Major Dangar MC. The Chapel was consecrated by Bishop Wentworth-Shields, Bishop of Armidale. FROM: Uralla Tourist Information IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth DATE: October 2017

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Set among a village green atmosphere of 200 elm trees, the chapel is 12km east or Uralla in New England, New South Wales. Stone walls surrounding the chapel were originally built for protection against flooding and have often had the added protection of sandbags. FROM: Christian Today IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017

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Gostwyck Bridge spans the Paterson River a few kilometres north of Paterson township. The first Gostwyck Bridge was completed in 1878 and opened on 31 July 1878 by the wife of Herbert Harrington Brown, Member for Paterson. Before it was built, people had to walk across the river upsteam at Vineyard Crossing (Mowbray). The second Gostwyck Bridge was completed about 1927. FROM: Patterson River History IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017

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A short drive, 11km east of Uralla along Tourist Drive 19, brings you to the picturesque vine-covered chapel at historic “Gostwyck”. FROM: Uralla Visitor Centre IMAGE BY: Peter Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017

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“Gostwyck”, one of the earliest squatting runs in New England, originally extended from the outskirts of Armidale and included the area south and east of Uralla as far as Salisbury Plains. FROM: Uralla Visitor Centre IMAGE BY: Peter Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017

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Henry Gostwyck Cory obtained a holding of 80,000 acres, which he settled in 1832 and named “Gostwyck”. In 1834, Cory sold his grazing rights to William Dangar, who subsequently sold them to his brother Henry Dangar. FROM: Uralla Visitor Information IMAGE BY: Peter Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017

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Henry Dangar had been an Assistant Government Surveyor under John Oxley and had been responsible for the survey of Newcastle and much of the Hunter Valley. In 1831, Dangar retired from surveying to his Singleton property, “Neotsfield”, to concentrate on his pastoral and business interests. In 1845, he was elected to the Legislative Council and from 1856 lived in retirement in Sydney, where he died in 1861. FROM: Uralla Visitor Centre IMAGE BY: Peter Hogarth TAKEN: October 2017