St. Paul's Anglican Church including interior

St Paul's Church of England, a brick building with freestone dressings, was erected between 1850-55. Construction of St. Paul's Church of England, Geelong, was considerably delayed by the gold rushes in Victoria. This notable Early English gothic style church by distinguished and classically trained architect, Charles Laing, is clearly modeled on English parish church architecture of the early nineteenth century. The use of brick instead of stone is an unusual development in Geelong and reflects the influence of English practice. St. Paul's is a familiar Geelong landmark and an important centre of the Anglican faith in the town. Geelong architects, Snell and Kawerau (1853) and later Snell and Prowse (1855) were responsible for its completion. Leonard Terry designed the square tower, extended in 1865.

Reference

Apsey, Gordon J., St. Pauls Church, Geelong, Historical Survey, 1854 - 1954, N.B. Johnson & Son, Printers, Geelong, 1954, centenary booklet.

Apsey, G. J. and Nicholls, R.A., St. Pauls Church, Geelong Historical Survey, 1854-1979, Ken Jenkin Printer, Geelong, 1979. A summary of the Centenary Booklet and the Next Twenty-Five Years.

Argus, 21st April, 1865.

Huddle, Lorraine, "Architects in Geelong in the 1840s and 1850s, Humanities Research Report, Department of Architecture, University of Melbourne, 3 Volumes, 1979, Volume 1, pp. 14-16.

Ball, C. and Cunningham, B. "Charles Laing, Architect" History Research Essay, Department of Architecture, University of Melbourne, n.d. for details of the career of Charles Laing, without reference to St. Paul's, Geelong.

Geelong Advertiser 14th June, 1848, 24th July, 1849, 25th October 1849, 27th October 1849, 2nd September 1850, 10th October 1850, 25th November 1850, 13th January 1851, 9th September 1851, 24th January 1852, 28th February 1853, 15th December 1853 - architects Snell and Kawerau, 22nd April 1854, 12th March 1855- Architects Snell and Prowse, 12th April 1865, 5 December 1867, 18 February 1868, 14 August 1875, 25 September 1876, 14 March 1877, 17 March 1887.

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Religion

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Church