14 Wentworth St, Newstead. Google Maps.
Opened 1936.
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Presbyterian Church, Newstead
138 Abbott St, Newstead. Google Maps.
Opened 1941.
From Launceston Historical Society’s “20th Century Churches in Launceston”:
Closed 1988. Was an outpost of Chalmers’ Presbyterian Church. Originally known as Chalmers’ Newstead, in 1965 the church became known at St Stephen’s, Newstead. In 1988 the congregation moved to Chant Street Uniting Church of Australia. Window high up on west wall was originally top sash of a window in Scots National Church, Charles Street.
St Thomas More’s Catholic Church, Newstead
St Thomas More’s Primary School, 125 Abbott Street, Newstead. Google Maps.
Opened 1937.
Now school hall.
Chant Street Methodist Church/Uniting Church, East Launceston
St Aidan’s Anglican Church, East Launceston
Arthur St, East Launceston (between Berean St & Lanoma St). Google Maps.
Foundation stone laid 1893.
Opened 1894.
Southern Presbyterian Church/Apostolic Church of Australia, East Launceston
48 Abbott St, East Launceston. Google Maps.
1969 Apostolic Church of Australia. (Now in Forster St, Invermay.)
1986 Southern Presbyterian Church.
(From Launceston Historical Society’s “Launceston Churches of the 20th Century”.)
(former) Baptist Church, Elphin Road, Newstead
99 Elphin Rd, Newstead. Google Maps.
Opened 1905.
Developed from Cimitiere Street Baptist Tabernacle.
In 2001, combined with Christ Church Baptist Church to become City Baptist Church.
Chapel, Scotch Oakburn College
Mary Fox Chapel, Scotch Oakburn College, Elphin Road, Newstead.
The Launceston Historical Society’s leaflet “Launceston Churches of the 20th Century”: says the chapel was opened 1961, built by G.K. Luck, with Tom Tandy of Tandy Pryor & Rogers as the architect.
Catholic Apostolic/Church of Christ, Margaret St, Launceston
76 Margaret Street, Launceston. Google Maps.
Opened 1898 as Catholic Apostolic (Irvingites).
1913 sold to Church of Christ congregation (established 1884, now at Door of Hope).
(former) Primitive Methodist Chapel, Frederick St, Launceston
45 Frederick Street, Launceston. Google Maps.
Opened 1862.
Photo, 1890s.
Launceston Examiner, 5 December 1857.
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