71 8 730 https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/6d5a7b5dcea3d6cdf493efe3dec5ff5a.JPG 40911bf9a96796fca00a59420f334a1f Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 800 Width 533 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism at the Foundations Description An account of the resource This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Presentation Convent, Geraldton, Western Australia Subject The topic of the resource Bishop Kelly, Catholic, Catholicism, religious, religion, Christian, Christianity, convent, Geraldton, Geraldton Sisters, Gothic, architecture, Gothic revival, cross, niche, Presentation Convent, Geraldton Presentation Sisters, spires, WA, Western Australia, William Kelly Description An account of the resource An image of Stella Maris College in Geraldton. The purpose-built college for the Geraldton Presentation Sisters was completed in 1912, after the foundation stone had been laid by Bishop William Kelly in 1911. The building was designed by Mother Brigid who had entered the convent in 1895. The style of the brick building is primarily colonial but has a grand Gothic-style stone entrance featuring a niche, four turrets and crenellation. The left-hand side of the building also features crenellation. The logo above the entrance is an interesting mix of Australian and medieval images, including an emu and kangaroo, along with an Irish harp and a medieval round tower most commonly found in Irish churchyards. Further information is available in Ruth Marchant James, From Cork to Capricorn: A History of the Presentation Sisters in Western Australia, 1891-1991 (Congregation of the Presentation Sisters of Western Australia, 1996) and The Call and the Vision: the Presentation Sisters, 100 Years in Western Australia, 1891-1991 (Congregation of the Presentation Sisters of Western Australia, 1991). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource McLeod, Shane Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 28 May 2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Photograph architecture Bishop Kelly Catholic Catholicism Christian Christianity convent cross Geraldton Geraldton Presentation Sisters Geraldton Sisters Gothic Gothic Revival niche Presentation Convent religion religious spires WA Western Australia William Kelly https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/f23c18a9f8f9ef85ee4a871f02104f26.jpg 99b63a37009dc8948a5b54fd08bf539b Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 491 IPTC Array a:1:{s:16:"copyright_notice";s:32:"KODAK DC3400 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA";} IPTC String copyright_notice:KODAK DC3400 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA Width 738 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism at the Foundations Description An account of the resource This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Photograph; JPEG Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St George and the Dragon Altar, St George’s Cathedral, Perth, Western Australia. Subject The topic of the resource altar, Anglican, Anglicanism, Anglican Cathedral, carving, Cathedral, chivalric tradition, chivalry, combat, battle, crusades, dragon, Eucharist service, Golden Legend, hagiography, Jacobus de Voragine, jarrah, knight, legend, myth, mythology, nave, nave altar, Perth, saint, saints, Speculum Historiale, St George, St George and the Dragon, Saint George, St George’s Cathedral, sword, Vincent of Beauvais (c.1190-1264), WA, Western Australia Description An account of the resource <p>Image of the jarrah nave altar at St George&rsquo;s Cathedral in Perth, Western Australia. The altar features a hand-carved knight and dragon against a St George shield to portray the St George legend. It was carved by Robin McArthur and installed in the Cathedral in 1991. The addition of this new altar at the head of the nave enabled the Eucharist service to be conducted closer to, and facing, the laity. Continuing the traditional associations of Christianity with military service that are present throughout the Cathedral, the image of St George as an armoured knight has the effect of, as Andrew Lynch has suggested, conflating piety and prowess in a positive way.</p> <p><br /> The legend of St George slaying the dragon is Eastern in origin. It is thought to have been brought back to England by crusaders and was popularised and incorporated into hagiographies of St George in the medieval period in works such as Vincent of Beauvais&rsquo; Speculum Historiale and Jacobus de Voragine&rsquo;s Golden Legend (c.1260). As with most Australian images of St George and the Dragon, the image features the knight and dragon in combat, and there is no sign of the maiden who was being saved in the original tale. For more on the St George legend in Australia, see Andrew Lynch, &ldquo;&lsquo;Thingless names&rsquo;? The St George Legend in Australia&rdquo;, The La Trobe Journal, vol.81, Autumn 2008, pp.40-52: <a href="http://www3.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-81/t1-g-t4.html" target="_blank">http://www3.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-81/t1-g-t4.html</a>).</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lynch, Andrew Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 21 May 2004 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Photographed with permission of the Dean, St George’s Cathedral Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Photograph; JPEG Altar Anglican Anglican Cathedral Anglicanism battle carving Cathedral chivalric tradition chivalry combat Crusades dragon Eucharist service Golden Legend hagiography Jacobus de Voragine jarrah knight legend myth mythology nave nave altar Perth saint Saint George saints Speculum Historiale St George St George and the Dragon St George’s Cathedral sword Vincent of Beauvais (c.1190-1264) WA Western Australia https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/4f43e588e51347b2722eab2601eabaca.JPG a9e1c8d6f661dd6c61167ba46a9fb4a8 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 889 Width 667 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism at the Foundations Description An account of the resource This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ascalon Subject The topic of the resource Ascalon, battle, battles, cloak, dragon, knight, knights, knighthood, chivalry, lance, medieval romance, romance, Perth, sculpture, St George, St George’s Cathedral, WA warfare, weaponry, weapon, weapons, Western Australia Description An account of the resource Image of the sculpture Ascalon in front of St George’s Cathedral, Perth. The work was created by Marcus Canning and Christian de Vietri and unveiled in 2011. Ascalon is the name of the lance used by St George to slay the dragon in many medieval romances. As well as the lance, the sculpture features the cloak of St George and an abstract representation of the slain dragon in black epoxy coated steel plate. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource McLeod, Shane Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 29 May 2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Photograph Ascalon battle battles chivalry cloak dragon knight knighthood knights lance Medieval Romance Perth romance sculpture St George St George’s Cathedral WA warfare weapon weaponry weapons Western Australia https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/23b7851ec6288f2e51b535a948ae33af.JPG b5e6dc665c5494b85ee0cbbdc24faea4 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 870 Width 654 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism at the Foundations Description An account of the resource This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Canterbury Cross, St George’s Cathedral, Perth Subject The topic of the resource Anglican, Anglo-Saxon, brooch, Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, Christ Church, Christian, Christianity, religion, religious, copy, cross, Friends of Canterbury Cathedral, Latin, Perth, WA, Western Australia Description An account of the resource Image of a copy of an eighth-century cross in St George’s Cathedral, Perth. The cross was given to the Cathedral in 1935 by the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral. The cross is on a stone plaque and is a copy of the Anglo-Saxon cross from Canterbury Cathedral, England. The Latin inscription states that the original was made in the eighth century, however it is now thought more likely to be from the mid-ninth century. The design of the original cross was based on Anglo-Saxon brooches.The stone in which the cross is set was supposedly taken from the walls of Christ Church, Canterbury. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource McLeod, Shane Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 29 May 2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Photograph Anglican Anglo-Saxon brooch Canterbury Canterbury Cathedral Christ Church Christian Christianity copy cross Friends of Canterbury Cathedral Latin Perth religion religious WA Western Australia https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/91f7cc84922891dfd8ad1400aa361521.pdf e9bb66aa10d59feaa17ad053bb8868db Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism at the Foundations Description An account of the resource This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Article; PDF Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource York Minster Bells Subject The topic of the resource Sydney University, Sydney, university, universities, bell, bells, York Minster, Taylor & Company, Leicester, Leicestershire, contract Description An account of the resource An image of the recasting of the York Minster Bells, which are described as being "the heaviest ringing in England." The article states Taylor & Company of Longborough, Leicester, who worked on the bells, were contracted to cast the carillon for Sydney University. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Sydney Morning Herald Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Sydney Morning Herald Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17 July 1926, p. 11. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Sydney Morning Herald Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Article Language A language of the resource English bell bells contract Leicester Leicestershire Sydney Sydney University Taylor & Company universities university York Minster https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/437279d178b5608f69f57d07893c4ead.JPG a1d8b86ed9a98298c31bfa7ee2442cbc Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 871 Width 653 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism at the Foundations Description An account of the resource This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Christogram on font, St George’s Cathedral, Perth Subject The topic of the resource Anglican, Bishop Parry, bishop, church, Christian, Christianity, religion, religious, Christogram, Donnybrook stone, font, I.H.S., Jesus, Perth, St George, stone, WA, Western Australia, Donnybrook, stone Description An account of the resource Image of a font in St George’s Cathedral, Perth. The font was sculpted in Donnybrook stone in 1930 by Herbert Parry, son of Bishop Parry. The font has eight facets, one of which features the intertwined initials I.H.S., a common medieval abbreviation, or Christogram, for Jesus taken from the first three letters of his name in Greek. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource McLeod, Shane Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 29 May 2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Photograph Anglican Bishop Bishop Parry Christian Christianity Christogram Church Donnybrook Donnybrook stone font I.H.S. Jesus Perth religion religious St George stone WA Western Australia https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/1e17db718bcc2a522d909f2f70e6f4c3.jpg 05faf69f9224f58c399df776ea02f5e2 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 640 Width 480 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism at the Foundations Description An account of the resource This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interior of St. Mary's Cathedral, East Perth, Western Australia Subject The topic of the resource architecture, blind arcading, blind tracery, cathedral, Catholic, Catholiciam, church, ecclesiastical building, gothic, gothic revival, lancet arch, neo-gothic, Perth, Saint Mary, stained glass, St. Mary, WA, Western australia, WA Description An account of the resource The interior features of St. Mary's Cathedral in East Perth, WA. As these images suggest, the cathedral combines typically neo-gothic archways and domes with the clean, crisp lines of its more recent renovations, which were completed in 2009. About St Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral: St Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral is a neo-gothic cathedral located in Perth, WA. It was constructed in four stages between 1865 and 2009. Building of the original brick portion of the cathedral commenced in 1863 but stalled due to lack of funds. It was completed in 1865 when an evening procession of all the Catholic clergy in Perth was held, and the building was blessed and named the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Additions and alterations between 1897 and 1905 emphasised the gothic character of the Cathedral. These included the addition of a steeple, pinnacles, gargoyles and crenellation to the bell tower, and the addition of a porch, an aedicule housing a statute of the Virgin Mary and extra lancet windows to the western end. Following the elevation of Perth to an Archdiocese in 1913, Archbishop Clune began a series of appeals to replace the Cathedral with a grander structure. Well-known WA architect Michael Cavanagh was appointed and produced plans for a completely new limestone Cathedral of Academic Gothic design. Due to financial constraints, however, it was decided to utilise the existing building, which subsequently became the nave, and add only new transepts and a sanctuary. These were completed in 1930 and the Cathedral retained this structure until 2006, when Archbishop Hickey ordered renovations to complete Cavanagh’s grand design. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carter, Bree Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Photograph architecture blind arcading blind tracery Cathedral Catholic Catholicism Church ecclesiastical building Gothic Gothic building Gothic Revival lancet arch neo-Gothic Perth saint Saint Mary St. Mary stained glass WA Western Australia https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/185bb4c121f740b8219dea7cf7972e1d.jpg 80252842b459769b1219c59ba653f02b Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 336 Width 448 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism at the Foundations Description An account of the resource This Collection illustrates how medievalism has always existed ‘in plain view’ in Australian public life, as a conspicuous cultural memory ghosting Australia’s modernity. It focuses on discourses about, debates over, and changing interpretations of i) Australia’s medievalist political and religious institutions and rituals, ii) its architecture, and iii) its civic environment. In this Collection are items relating to all three of these key areas. Firstly, you will find items that point to the medieval influences and inflections that still permeate and influence our political, legal and religious institutions and traditions. Secondly, you will find numerous examples of neo-gothic and neo-romanesque architecture, and some cases where architectural features are known to have been modelled on specific medieval buildings. Thirdly, you will find items relating to the ways in which medievalism is incorporated into our civic environments and expressed through statues, monuments and war memorials. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arched Ceiling and High Windows at St. Mary's Cathedral, East Perth, Western Australia Subject The topic of the resource architecture, cathedral, Catholic, Catholicism, ceiling, church, ecclesiastical building, gothic, gothic revival, lancet window, neo-gothic, Perth, Saint Mary, St. Mary, vaulted ceiling, WA, Western Australia Description An account of the resource An image depicting the interior of St. Mary's Cathdral in East Perth with its gothic arches and high windows. About St Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral: St Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral is a neo-gothic cathedral located in Perth, WA. It was constructed in four stages between 1865 and 2009. Building of the original brick portion of the cathedral commenced in 1863 but stalled due to lack of funds. It was completed in 1865 when an evening procession of all the Catholic clergy in Perth was held, and the building was blessed and named the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Additions and alterations between 1897 and 1905 emphasised the gothic character of the Cathedral. These included the addition of a steeple, pinnacles, gargoyles and crenellation to the bell tower, and the addition of a porch, an aedicule housing a statute of the Virgin Mary and extra lancet windows to the western end. Following the elevation of Perth to an Archdiocese in 1913, Archbishop Clune began a series of appeals to replace the Cathedral with a grander structure. Well-known WA architect Michael Cavanagh was appointed and produced plans for a completely new limestone Cathedral of Academic Gothic design. Due to financial constraints, however, it was decided to utilise the existing building, which subsequently became the nave, and add only new transepts and a sanctuary. These were completed in 1930 and the Cathedral retained this structure until 2006, when Archbishop Hickey ordered renovations to complete Cavanagh’s grand design. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carter, Bree Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Photograph architect architecture Cathedral Catholic Catholicism ceiling Church ecclesiastical building Gothic Gothic building Gothic Revival lancet window neo-Gothic Perth saint Saint Mary saints St. Mary vaulted ceiling WA Western Australia window windows