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St. George's Anglican Church, Battery Point
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42°53′29″S 147°19′55″E / 42.89151°S 147.33208°E / -42.89151; 147.33208
Location Cromwell Street, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania
Country Australia
Denomination Anglican
History
Status Church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s)
  • John Lee Archer
  • James Blackburn
Specifications
Materials Sandstone

St. George's Anglican Church is a parish of Anglican Church of Australia in the Diocese of Tasmania, located in Cromwell Street, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania. The historic parish church was designed by John Lee Archer in 1838, and is built of sandstone. The church's bell tower and portico designed by James Blackburn were added later. The tower served as a landmark to guide navigation on the estuarine part of the Derwent River.

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