St Matthews Church

Author

City of Swan

Place Number

02482

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Location

Stirling Sq Guildford

Location Details

This registration includes the Parish Hall wthin its curtilage

Other Name(s)

St Matthews Anglican Church

Local Government

Swan

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1873 to 1906

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	30 Aug 2017
Heritage List	YES	15 Dec 2010
State Register	Registered	20 Oct 1995	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Register of the National Estate	Registered	21 Mar 1978			Heritage Council
Anglican Church Inventory	YES	31 Jul 1996			Heritage Council
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register	Permanent				Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	10 Jul 1996	Exceptional Significance	Exceptional Significance The place should be retained and conserved unless there is no other feasible or prudent alternative to doing otherwise. Any alterations or extensions should be sympathetic to the heritage values of the place and in accordance with Conservation Plan (if one exists for the place).

Child Places

11518 Parish Hall

Statement of Significance

The place demonstrates the town's prosperity and importance within the colony in the 1870s;

The siting of the building is closely associated with the setting aside of Stirling Square for public purposes;

It is an important landmark set within Stirling Square; and

It is a fine example of Victorian ecclesiastical parish architecture.

Physical Description

Current church is orange brick building with tail lancet windows and steeply pitched roof with brick gables. Painted render applied up to sill height.

Church is cruciform in plan with porticos to nave and southern transept. Nave is oriented east-west. Church and hall stand at centre of Stirling Square which contains numerous sugar gums planted in 1874 in avenues.

History

St Matthew's Church was built in 1873 by Matthew Wallace to the designs of F. Sherwood and located on the site of the earlier church of 1860, which was destroyed by a hurricane in 1872. The building is in the Gothic style; the west end includes a porch and a bellcote surmounting the gable.

The original organ was the 1878 Clifton instrument originally in St John's Church, Fremantle and now placed in St Aidan's Uniting Church, Claremont. The present organ was built in 1911 by J.E. Dodd.

Roof was originally shingled but was damaged by fire in 1926 and timber shingles were replaced by terracotta tiles. The hall was built adjacent to the church. The architects were Hobbs, Smith and Forbes, and the builders were Chapman and Firth.

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Hobbs, Smith and Forbes (Hall adj)	Architect	-	-
Frederick Sherwood	Architect	1873	-

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
585	Restoration Report St Mathews Church Guildford for the State Planning Commission	Report	1989
1990	Bassendean and Guildford sketchbook.	Book	1976
4321	Conservation Works at St Matthew's Anglican Church and Hall, Guildford	Heritage Study {Other}	2000
119	Conservation of St Matthews Anglican Church Guildford	Conservation works report	1992
3667	St Matthew's Church and Hall Guildford : conservation plan.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1998

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Present Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Academic Gothic

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	TILE	Terracotta Tile
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion

Creation Date

12 Mar 1996

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

20 Oct 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.