St James Church, Bullaparinga Cemetery,
Old Council Chamber, Dr Braddock's House

Members met at St James Church and cemetery on Main South Rd. Ann Ryan gave us a brief history of the church. In June 1870 James Cole donated part of his land to the Trustees of the Church of England to build a church. The Foundation Stone was laid in 1870 and the church was dedicated in May 1871. The cemetery was consecrated on the same day as the church and the first person buried there was James Cole in August 1872.

Delamare was originally called Stockyards, because the stockyards of Henry and Frederick Jones were located there. The name was changed to Glenburn for a time, and was renamed Delamere in 1875. For many years after this, locals still called it Glenburn.

We then visited Bullaparinga Cemetery and viewed the plaques that have recently been installed there to provide details of burials and some additional information where the original plaques are no longer readable. This is an ongoing project and more plaques will be installed as information becomes available.

From here we visited the nearby Old Council Chamber, now a private residence.

Our final destination was Dr Braddock's house on Yoho Rd. Dr Braddock purchased the property in 1868 when he came to Glenburn as surgeon and medical officer for the Rapid Bay district. A very generous and delicious afternoon tea provided by current owner Ann Petch was enjoyed by all.