Dear Marg, Re that item from the Gosford Times of 20 October 1905 as under: " Good progress is being made with the re-erection of the old Church of England building on the West Gosford site. The addition [of] the old/new structure will be quite an adornment to the picturesque church grounds". This of course referred to old stone Christ Church which originally stood on the south-western corner of George and Webb Streets at East Gosford. In 1905 it was moved stone by stone to its present site which is next to the units at No. 1 Mann Street. It was recently restored and renamed "St Mary's". In those days it was common for people to refer to Gosford Proper as "West Gosford" - this is often seen in old Gosford newspaper reports, and can often be misleading and puzzling for readers. Best regards, Gwen

----- Original Message ----- From: "G Dundon" <gdundon@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 11:23 AM Subject: [ANCC] Gosford News from 100 years ago - Christ Church Hi Gwen > Re that item from the Gosford Times of 20 October 1905 > as under: > This of course referred to old stone Christ Church which > originally stood on the south-western corner of George > and Webb Streets at East Gosford. In 1905 it was moved > stone by stone to its present site which is next to the > units at No. 1 Mann Street. It was recently restored > and renamed "St Mary's". > > In those days it was common for people to refer to > Gosford Proper as "West Gosford" - this is often seen in > old Gosford newspaper reports, and can often be > misleading and puzzling for readers. > It got me in ! I had forgotten that . When I read it I immediatly thought of present day west Gosford shopping centre and the beginning of Brisbane Water Drive and thought OK where so is the church ? ..... Its still in a picturesque setting Bye MargM Central Coast List Admin