Christ’s Church Anglican Church

Author

City of Mandurah

Place Number

01489

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Location

34-36 Pinjarra Rd Mandurah

Location Details

Cnr Sholl Street. Lot 16 on Plan 226109.

Local Government

Mandurah

Region

Peel

Construction Date

Constructed from 1871, Constructed from 1870

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	27 May 2014

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	13 Aug 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Classified by the National Trust	Recorded	11 Jun 1973			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	14 Jun 2004			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 May 2014	Category 1	Category 1 National or State significance The highest level of protection is appropriate including referral for entry on to the appropriate national and/or state registers, and the provision of maximum encouragement to the owner/s to conserve the significance of the place. The place should be photographically recorded and a conservation plan be prepared.

Statement of Significance

• A reminder of the importance religion played early in the establishment and development of the community.
• The graveyard attached to the church contains many graves of early pioneers and some of the passengers of the shipwreck James Service.
• The interior of the church contains important artefacts including a chalice and patent which was presented to Thomas Peel, hand worked wooden pews believed to be the work of Joseph Cooper, a dining chair reputed to have belonged to Thomas Peel and memorials to a number of local pioneers.
• The oldest church in Mandurah.

Physical Description

The church was built from local limestone and now has an orange tiled roof. The original church was rectangular with a porch at the west door. An archway was built into the east wall to frame the entrance to a proposed chancel and sanctuary, which were not built until 1955-1956. At this time the original shingled roof was overlaid with tiles to match that of the new extensions. An extension was added in the early 1990s. There is a carob tree on the site that is listed on the Significant Tree Register.

History

The church was built on one acre of land donated by Thomas Peel’s daughter, Dorothy Ann, and her husband, Henry Hastings Hall. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Perth, Rt Rev Mathew Blagden Hale, on 25 October 1871, although the churchyard was not consecrated until 29 November 1880. The Anglican rector from Pinjarra took the services. Prior to this church being built, services were held in one of Thomas Peel’s huts, known as Peel’s Chapel. When this chapel was destroyed by bush fire in March 1869, church services were held in the home of James Tuckey.
The original church was rectangular with a porch at the west door. An archway was built into the east wall to frame the entrance to a proposed chancel and sanctuary, which were not built until 1955-56. At this time the original shingled roof was overlaid with red tiles to match that of the new extension’s.
New extensions were consecrated on 23 October 1994 by Rt Rev Hamish Jamieson.
Adjoining the churchyard on the east side is the site of Mandurah’s first school, built by Robert Mewburn in 1876.
A plaque was laid to mark the spot in 1974.

Integrity/Authenticity

Authenticity : Medium (extension undertaken)

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Anglican Church	Architect	-	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Ronald Richards "Mandurah and the Murray: a sequel to the history of the old Murray District of Western Australia"	Shire of Mandurah and City of Mandurah	1993
		Manduarh Historical Society records

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
3936	A brief history of Christ's Anglican Church Mandurah.	Report	1992
3933	Christ's Church Anglican Church Mandurah: proposal to extend the church to accommodate 300 people.	Report	199
1675	Christ's church Anglican church Mandurah	Report	1993
12136	Documentation and archival record : Christ;s Church Anglican Church Mandurah	Archival Record	1993

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Free Gothic

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
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

01 Apr 2021

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