Local Government
Swan
Region
Metropolitan
Stirling Sq Guildford
This registration includes the Parish Hall wthin its curtilage
St Matthews Anglican Church
Swan
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1873 to 1906
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 30 Aug 2017 | |
| Heritage List | YES | 15 Dec 2010 | |
| State Register | Registered | 20 Oct 1995 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Register of the National Estate | Registered | 21 Mar 1978 | ||
| Anglican Church Inventory | YES | 31 Jul 1996 | ||
| Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register | Permanent | |||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 10 Jul 1996 | Exceptional 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.
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.
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.
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| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs, Smith and Forbes (Hall adj) | Architect | - | - |
| Frederick Sherwood | Architect | 1873 | - |
| 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 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
| Present Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
| Style |
|---|
| Victorian Academic Gothic |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | TILE | Terracotta Tile |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Religion |
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