The Rev. Samuel Marsden, principal Chaplain of the Colony, consecrated the Church on the 8th December 1822 and the Hawkesbury settlers attended the service in large numbers.
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| Designer: | Francis Greenway |
| Builder: | Convict labour |
| Construction Years: | 1817 - |
A fine Georgian Church, constructed entirely by convict labour using sandstock bricks and sandstone. The dominant element is a sculptural square tower with octagonal cupola, axially arranged with a rectangular nave and semi circular apse. The interior contains much fine cedar joinery, including a coffered ceiling and gallery. Its siting is magnificent, on a hill above the town, and this reveals Greenway's sensitive appreciation of a building's relationship to the landscape.
The cemetery is older than the Church and contains many tombstones commemorating the early settlers of the Windsor District. The oldest tombstone (1810) was laid in memory of Andrew Thompson.