Methodist Church (fmr)

Author

Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Place Number

00258

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Location

106 Roe St Bridgetown

Location Details

MHI notes street number as 102

Other Name(s)

Bridgetown Uniting Church & Hall
Uniting Church
Wesleyan Church

Local Government

Bridgetown-Greenbushes

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1899, Constructed from 1898

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	18 Mar 1983
Heritage List	Adopted	28 Nov 2019

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	25 Jun 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Jun 2001	Category 2	Category 2 High level of protection appropriate: provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the town planning scheme to conserve the significance of the place.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	29 Mar 2018	Management Category B	Management Category B Conservation of the place is highly desirable. If not already, to be included on the Local Heritage List. Development proposals to be assessed pursuant to State Planning Policy 3.5 Historic Heritage Conservation; a Conservation Management Plan (if one exists); and to reinforce the significance of the place. Record prior to redevelopment, recognise and interpret if possible.
Uniting Church Inventory	Completed	01 Oct 1996			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The Bridgetown Uniting Church is the oldest surviving church in Bridgetown and has played an important role in the social history of the area.
Aesthetic Value
The Church sits high and close to the road on Roe Street, above the junction with Ethel Street, creating a highly visible landmark.
Historic Value
The Church is the oldest surviving church in Bridgetown.
Research Value
NA
Social Value
An important community meeting place and place of worship.

Physical Description

The construction is single storey with a gabled iron roof and local stone walls, with rendered dressing around windows, base, corners and string course. There is a small, projecting, gabled entry at the front (constructed post 1906).

History

The foundation stone was laid by Mrs WAG Walter of Ford House, a grand-daughter of John Septimus Roe on 26 December 1898. At that time it was reported that it would be the first permanent church to be erected in Bridgetown.
The Uniting Church was also used as a meeting place of the Bridgetown Lodge of Freemasons prior to the construction of the Bridgetown Masonic Lodge.
The Wesleyan Church of Esperance (1895) is of the same design but of different construction, as with the Methodist Church, Kalamunda, by architect James Hine. Hine was the architect for the Bathurst Anglican Diocese by 1887 and moved to WA in the early 1890’s, continuing as an architect. It is possible that the Bridgetown Wesleyan/Methodist Church was one of Hine’s designs.

Integrity/Authenticity

High
The place is still in use as a church.
Moderate to High
The Church appears to have very little alteration, both internally and externally, with the exception of the front porch addition in the early twentieth century.

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
Gaines, Colin	Thesis - Bridgetown - One Hundred Years of History	1974
Bunbury Herald		31/12/1898
	Contemporary newspaper reports (trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper)

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
No.B29	MI Place No.
A32663	Assess No (Shire Ref)

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
5706	Bridgetown : a selection of historical buildings.	Report	1989

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
Federation Gothic
Victorian Free Gothic

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Local Stone
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Cultural activities

Creation Date

13 Jul 1988

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

27 Apr 2021

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