The Christ Church Anglican Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church building located at 345-347 Great Western Highway, Springwood, City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Sir John Sulman and built from 1888 to 1889. It is also known as Christ Church of England and Springwood. The property is owned by Springwood Anglican Parish. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History The church was designed by Sir John Sulman, who worked in Australia from 1885 and who had a nearby holiday residence in Lawson. The major part of his practice was in commercial, institutional and ecclesiastical areas and he was responsible for more than ninety churches in England prior to his migration to New South Wales. It was built from 1888-9. The main slate roof is an important part of the aesthetic quality of the building and together with the prominent tower has high visibility from the Great Western Highway. Sulman's original conception as seen from his drawings, was never completed. This included a western and eastern transept at the rear of the church and a massive crowning tower between the two. In 1961 the church added the eastern transept, according to the original plans. This was erected in stone with considerable sensitivity. The growth of the church and its adjacent complex over a century has been significant evidence of the social role Christchurch has continued to play in the local Anglican community. Additions and alterations to the place were made in the 1980s. Description The building is a fine sandstone church with a simple but sensitively designed interior. It forms part of a group of buildings which includes a separate dwelling, "Southall" to the west of the property and a fine stand of trees between the two. The roof is slate and the sandstone is local. It is a fine example of a Victorian Academic Gothic style church with high quality sandstone detailing and a prominent slate pitched roof to the main body of the church and the tower. Condition As at 5 January 2011, sections of the slate roof require careful removal and rehanging, as the nails holding the slates have corroded and need replacement. The tower roof, valleys, ridges and loose slates are the most urgent. A recent insurance inspection report gave the church an excellent report (2011 grant application). Modifications and dates 1961