Local Government
Bayswater
Region
Metropolitan
32 Roberts St Bayswater
Cnr Almondbury St & Roberts Rd (also known as Lot 1 Milne St). BDD 14-5-13
St Columba's Church
Bayswater
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1907, Constructed from 1958
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 25 Feb 2020 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 25 Feb 2020 | Classification 2 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 24 Feb 1998 | Classification 2 | |
| Catholic Church Inventory | Adopted | 01 Jul 1998 | ||
The place is a representative example of the Gothic style of architecture and is significant for its spiritual, social and civic associations.
Brick ecclesiastical building in a Gothic Style with brick buttresses dividing the side walls into 5 bays. Each of these bays contains a pair of wooden casements with pointed Gothic arch lights above, featuring coloured glass panes and with a cement arch moulding over. The corrugated metal gable roof has two small dormer vents on each side and is finished at each end with a small brick parapet with stone capping and surmounted by a stone cross. The buttresses also feature stone cappings and the stepped base to the walls is rendered with cement. The entrance doorways on each side have raised covered porches approached by cement steps. The separate corrugated metal gable roof to each porch is supported on wooden posts with steel tubular pipes also providing a balustrade.
St Columba's Church is first listed in the Post office Directory in 1907. It is interesting to note that the Catholic Church was the last demonination to build in the district. Constructed of the solid brick style of the era, the building cleared resulted from the influx of residents who came to live in Bayswater between 1904 and 1907. In the late 1930s a primary school was added to the site and a new church opened in 1958. The old church has now been incorporated into the school.
Integrity - High Authenticity - High
Good
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Other |
| Original Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Religion |
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