St Margaret's Anglican Church

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

01830

Location

52 Tyrell St Nedlands

Location Details

Cnr Elizabeth St

Other Name(s)

St Mary's (fmr)

Local Government

Nedlands

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1937

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 19 Dec 2017
State Register Registered 16 May 2014 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Art Deco Significant Bldg Survey Completed
Municipal Inventory Completed 15 Apr 1999
Anglican Church Inventory YES 31 Jul 1996
Classified by the National Trust Classified 12 Aug 2002
Municipal Inventory Adopted 23 Oct 2018 Category B
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Apr 1999 Category B

Parent Place or Precinct

23645 St Margaret's Anglican Church Group, Nedlands

Statement of Significance

St Margaret's Anglican Church is a fine and rare Inter-War Art Deco style church with Inter-War Gothic elements.

Physical Description

The two-storey church is constructed of dark red brick topped with a tile roof. It is exceuted in the Inter-War Art Deco style with elements of the Inter-War Gothic style.

History

The Anglican Parish of Nedlands was established in the 1920s, holding services in private homes until 1923 when a small weatherboard church was constructed. In 1936 this building was demolished and replaced by St Margaret's Anglican Church. The new church was deisgned by William Bennett.

Condition

Good

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
W G Bennett Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
9476 St Margaret's church, Nedlands: conservation plan, final report for Anglican Parish of Nedlands on behalf of Perth Diocesan Trustees. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2007

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Gothic
Inter-War Art Deco

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Face Brick
Roof TILE Terracotta Tile

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Religion

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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