Listers, I would like to thank those who responded to my query on the Wesleyan Church. Some interesting facts were revealed, but I have yet to confirm whether it was the Tyrrell Street church (demolished in 1903) that was the place of marriage of my GGPs in 1866, as opposed to any other Wesleyan Church in the district, eg. Hamilton Wesley. > Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:42:01 +1000 > From: "MargaretB" <mbergies@kooee.com.au> > Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY] Newcastle Wesleyan Church > Just two from a google search, looks like the first one is your > time period. > > http://www.jenwilletts.com/Timeline1797.htm > 1844 > > Wesleyan church built in Newcomen Street, Newcastle. Rev. Lewis > first clergyman Thanks Margaret, but I believe that 1844 reference was to the original Wesleyan Chapel as depicted in the panorama that Diane steered me to: > Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 23:46:54 +1000 > From: "Diane" <dianep@optusnet.com.au> > Subject: Re: [HV] Newcastle Wesleyan Church > http://www.newcastle.edu.au/service/archives/coalriver/images.html > Scroll down to 1849, where you can view an image of the Wesleyan > Chapel (also included in the panorama). According to the State > Library, this is the Tyrrell Street church. This church is also > depicted in James Colwell's Illustrated Histroy of Methodism and is > described as "the first chapel (Wesleyan) in Newcastle". Although the State Library might think it's the Tyrrell Street church, I have access to a few illustrations and photos of that church and it was a much more imposing structure. The 1844 panorama shows an expanse of water in the background that would not be visible from the Tyrrell Street location. > Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:05:58 +1000 > From: "MargaretB" <mbergies@kooee.com.au> > There is a painting of the church in the Illuminated address to > William > Arnott. > > http://libapp.sl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus/ENQ/PM/FULL1?152904,I Another marvellous reference. That glorious certificate issued to William ARNOTT and his wife upon their departure from Newcastle in 1899 shows clearly the church in question on its lower-right corner. There is another church at its upper-right corner which I cannot identify, but it must have been another in the Newcastle Wesleyan Circuit. > Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 23:46:54 +1000 > From: "Diane" <dianep@optusnet.com.au> > Subject: Re: [HV] Newcastle Wesleyan Church >> From John Bingle's Past and Present Records of Newcastle : > "the Wesleyan Church was built in Newcomen Street in 1844; the first > minister was the Rev. Mr. Lewis; the new church was built in 1863" > "the Primitive Methodist Chapel erected in 1855". > > If you know the ministers name, that might be a further clue ... To quote some more from Diane (Thanks). This mentions the 1844 chapel in Newcomen Street and "the new church" it refers to will be the Tyrrell Street church on which I wish to focus. I had carelessly ignored the Marriage Certificate's vital info about the 'officiating minister', which I now see was William T. Mayne. Does that ring any bells for you? Thanks again for the valuable clues. Ron Goodhew Adamstown.