Christ Church and Rectory, Claremont

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00491

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Location

2 & 2A Queenslea Dve Claremont

Location Details

Cnr Stirling Hwy

Local Government

Claremont

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Jun 2023		Town of Claremont
State Register	Registered	02 Sep 1997	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
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	02 Nov 1981			Heritage Council
Anglican Church Inventory	YES	31 Jul 1996			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	31 Dec 1995			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	11 Aug 1987			Heritage Council
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Jun 2023	HP - Category 1	HP - Category 1 Exceptional Significance. Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.	Town of Claremont

Child Places

15684 Christ Church Claremont Honour Roll

Statement of Significance

Christ Church is an example in excellent condition of a Parish Church in the Victorian Gothic Revival style. The siting of the Church on a corner, and vistas of the building along Queenslea Drive demonstrate environmental significance. The Church dating from 1893, is the first Church to be built in the district.

Physical Description

The sanctuary and eastern 4 bays of the nave were constructed in limestone with imposed timber trusses and shingle roof covering, in the Victorian Gothic Revival style in 1892/93. The nave of the building was extended, aisles were added, and later a tower and porch. These additions, in character, date from 1901, 1909 and 1938. The whole fabric has been restored expertly in 1980/81.
Church is built of freestone with cement dressings. 40’ long by 28’ wide and 34’ at highest point. Walls 18’. Have surmounted by small spire. Roof shingled Leaded Small-paned red and green window-panes.

Several of original window/s replaced by fine stained glass depicting biblical subjects, amongst them three verry beautiful ones behind marble altar. Rose window at western end. Entrance foyer with memorial tablets for the fallen on walls at the left and vestry on the right. Square tower on northwestern front corner. Wooden unlined ceiling with jarrah supports. wooden floor; jarrah furnishing including lectern, pulip and frame for organ. Marble, bronze-lidded font at left rear of Churchstyle of this ecclesiastial. Interesting historically and architecturally: - one of the few shingled roof buildings remaiining. Amongst parish priests have been T. McClemens, C.M.F. Lefroy. At opening ceeremony in 1893 choristers from St George’s Cathedral sang hymns and Govenor Robinson declared Church open for use.

History

Assessment 1981, (church only)
Architect: J. Talbot Hobbs
Contractor: HOundy & Locke

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
7230	Christ Church and rectory, Claremont : conservation plan.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2005
3774	Christ Church Claremont Conservation Plan	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1998

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Free Gothic
Federation Queen Anne

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	TIMBER	Shingle
Wall	STONE	Limestone
Roof	TILE	Other Tile

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 Jan 2022

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