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186143

Former Wesleyan Methodist Church & Organ

Carlton Methodist Mission ,  Church Of All Nations

180 Palmerston Street,, CARLTON VIC 3053 - Property No B4851

The Churchwas built in 1869-70 to a design by the distinguished Melbourne architect Joseph Reed of Reed & Barnes. It replaced a timber church which had opened in Palmerston Street in 1861. In 1869 Reed was commissioned to design a larger church of bluestone, which opened 6 March 1870. The contractor was John Pigdon. Due to the lack of funds the top of the tower, the spire and the side balconies inside were never built and the nave was shortened. In 1876 the ... more

B4851

State
70182

Former Wesleyan Methodist Church & Organ

Uniting Church

Central Springs Road,, DAYLESFORD VIC 3460 - Property No B5414

Church Statement of Significance: A complex of buildings designed by Crouch & Wilson, including a sandstone chapel of 1861 and substantial brick church of 1865, with diapered front, exceptional at this date. It comprises nave and aisles with no clerestory and a brick spire to the south-west, one of only three such spires known in Victoria. The pipe organ was installed in 1888 by Willian Anderson and retains its diapered facade. Church Classified: 29/09/1983 Organ ... more

B5414

Regional
187706

Former Wesleyan Methodist Church & Organ

Uniting Church

23 Service Street, CLUNES VIC 3370 - Property No B3183

Church Statement of Significance: A particularly idiosyncratic bluestone church begun in 1864, with a gallery on cast iron columns dating from 1868, but dating substantially from 1871. The facade incorporates a four light perpendicular Gothic window and a squat octagonal turret with an oversized roof. The interior, though it has subsequently been partitioned into two , includes cast iron gallery balustrading, carved hammer beam ceiling and a small pipe organ of unknown provenance. ... more

B3183

Local
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