St James' Anglican Church, Moora

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

01594

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Location

Church & Robert Sts Moora

Location Details

Local Government

Moora

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	25 Jul 2018		Shire of Moora
State Register	Registered	04 Nov 2008	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
Statewide War Memorial Survey	Completed	01 May 1996			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	01 Sep 1986			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Nominated	08 Apr 1988			Heritage Council
Anglican Church Inventory	YES	31 Jul 1996			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	19 Nov 1997	Category 1	Category 1 Entry into the Register of heritage Places is official recognition, under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990, of cultural heritage significance of a place. Criteria for entry into the Register is detailed in appendix 2.	Shire of Moora

Statement of Significance

One of the older churches of the Midlands district, St James was architect designed and constructed of stone from the local quarry. It was built in 1911 as a memorial to Walter Padbury who had strong associations with the Moora district and contains a number of links with pioneer settlers of the area.

Physical Description

St James church is built of stone with an iron roof and has timber floors. It was designed by W.A. Nelson, erected by local builder J.W. Clarke and consecrated by Archbishop Riles in 1911. The west end was originally of timber construction and was replaced by stone in 1954, when a porch was added. The condition of the building is generally sound apart from some fretting of the stone work thought to be caused by rising damp.

History

Assessment 1986
Construction 1911
Architect: W.A. Nelson
Builder: J.W. Clarke

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
8076	St James Church Moora, Western Australia : conservation plan.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Monument
Present Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Gothic

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Other	STONE	Local Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Early settlers
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES	World Wars & other wars
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

10 Mar 2025

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