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Former Methodist Church - Port Fairy - Historic Area

Uniting Church ,  Weslyan Church

44 James Street,, PORT FAIRY VIC 3284 - Property No B0337

The foundation stone of the Methodist Church was laid in 1855 by William Witton, a famous itinerant preacher of the Western District in the 1840s. Walter McGill, a local sculptor, executed the elaborate ornamental carvings to the facade and entrance portal. The rectangular bluestone structure is characterised by the elaborate and finely carved stone masonry of its principal facade and porch added later. Stone work to the main facade, with its round-headed windows, wreaths, ... more

B0337

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