Garrison Church, Sydney, Australia

Standing: High · Heritage site
Rank: Rank 208 of 18,875

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Garrison Church

The Garrison Church, also known as Holy Trinity Anglican Church, is a heritage-listed active Anglican church on Argyle Street at the edge of Millers Point in inner Sydney. It was planned in 1839 to relieve the overcrowded St Philip's Church, designed by Henry Ginn with later work by Edmund Blacket, and built from 1840 to 1846 by Edward Flood and George Patton; Bishop William Broughton laid the foundation stone on 23 June 1840. It is the first military church built in colonial Australia. The church was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 and since 1 November 2013 has formed a joint parish with St Philip's Church in the Diocese of Sydney.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

What's inside

The church stands at the intersection of Argyle Street and Lower Fort Street, east of the Argyle Place reserve and north of Observatory Hill, surrounded by Georgian and Victorian houses and terraces. The site includes the church and the parish hall. The west apex is topped by a stone carving of the holy cross and the east apex by a stone belfry. Inside, the eleven stained-glass windows in the aisles date mainly from the late 1870s, including locally made Lyon and Cottier windows of 1878, while the east window of 1861 was imported from the London workshop of Charles Clutterbuck. Edmund Blacket added the wine-glass-shaped pulpit and the north-eastern vestry in 1855–1859.

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Season and crowds

The Garrison Church is one of the two meeting places of the Church Hill Anglican parish, together with St Philip's Church on York Street. Its Sunday service is at 4 pm; the parish describes the 4 pm congregation as mostly young city workers, with music, a talk and discussion, and food. Services at Church Hill run for about an hour. Circular Quay provides both a ferry junction and the closest train station to the church, Barangaroo Metro station is a 10-minute walk away, and buses on routes 311 and 324 stop within a few minutes' walk. Street parking in Millers Point on a Sunday costs about $3 per hour, and most spots allow two hours or more.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Place details and sources

Building: Church OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Place of worship OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established: 1846 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation: Heritage Act — State Heritage Register Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Religion: Christian OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Denomination: Anglican OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Garrison Church, Sydney Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09

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Common questions

Why is it called the Garrison Church?

It is the first military church built in colonial Australia; its formal name is Holy Trinity.

When is the Sunday service?

Sunday at 4 pm.

How do I get there by public transport?

Circular Quay is the closest train station and ferry junction; Barangaroo Metro is a 10-minute walk, and buses 311 and 324 stop nearby.

Where it is

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3 min walk
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