St David’s Cathedral interior, Hobart, Tasmania
Prince Alfred, altar, Anglican, George Frederick Bodley, column, font, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Hobart, Henry Hunter, pointed arch, rood screen, St David’s Cathedral, stained glass, Tas, Tasmania, tracery, vaulted ceiling.
St David’s Anglican Cathedral, Hobart was designed by English architect George Frederick Bodley (1827-1907) in 1865 in the Gothic Revival style. The foundation stone was laid in 1868 by Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the nave was consecrated in 1874. The work was supervised by Henry Hunter (1832-1892). The photographs show the nave, aisles, and sanctuary of the cathedral, as well as a small internal pointed arch door and doorway (photograph three), demonstrating that the Gothic style was carried through to utilitarian features. Photographs one and two show the elevation of the cathedral achieved with columns supporting pointed arches with molding, and the vaulted ceiling. Also visible is the large stained glass east window with stone tracery above the high altar, and numerous smaller stained glass windows. Other fatures of note in photographs one and two are the Bodley designed stone font and timber rood screen, the latter being installed in 1916.
George Bodley was a well-known architect working in the Gothic Revival style, and in particular he was influenced by late medieval architecture from England and northern Europe. His best known work is perhaps Magdalen College, Oxford.
For more on St David's Cathedral see the 'Relation' section.
McLeod, Shane
October 6, 2012
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<p><a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1149">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1149</a></p>
<p><a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1145">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1145</a></p>
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St David’s Cathedral entrance, Hobart, Tasmania
Anglican, arcade, George Frederick Bodley, buttress, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Hobart, Henry Hunter, lancet windows, leadlight window, pointed arch, Brooke Robinson, St David’s Cathedral, stained glass, Tas, Tasmania, tracery, turret.
<p>The main entrance to St David’s Cathedral is on Murray Street, Hobart. The cathedral was designed by English architect George Frederick Bodley (1827-1907) in 1865 in the Gothic Revival style. The foundation stone was laid in 1868 by Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the nave was consecrated in 1874. The work was supervised by Henry Hunter (1832-1892). The pointed-arch doorway is entered through an arcade consisting of three pointed-arch entrances. The large west window above the entrance includes tracery, five lancet windows, and leadlight made in Melbourne by Brooke Robinson and installed in 1965. The entrance is flanked by two additional pointed-arch windows featuring three lancet windows each, as well as buttressed turrets.</p>
<p>George Bodley was a well-known architect working in the Gothic Revival style, and in particular he was influenced by late medieval architecture from England and northern Europe. His best known work is perhaps Magdalen College, Oxford.</p>
<p>For the cathedral tower see <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1145">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1145</a></p>
<p>For the interior see <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1198">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1198</a></p>
McLeod, Shane
October 6, 2012
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Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Westbury, Tasmania
Buttress, Catholic, crenellation, Decorated Gothic, finial, Gothic, Gothic Revival, James Hogan, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Henry Hunter, lancet windows, parapet, pointed arch, rose window, Tas, Tasmania, tower, tracery, Westbury.
Holy Trinity Catholic Church is in the small Tasmanian town of Westbury. The building of the bluestone church began in 1869 under the direction of the town’s first resident Catholic priest, Father James Hogan (1825-1899), who had arrived in 1850. Holy Trinity was consecrated in 1874 and the clock tower was added in 1901 as a memorial to Hogan. The cruciform church was designed by Henry Hunter (1832-1892) in the Gothic Revival style, in particular the Decorated Gothic style originally popular in England from c. 1270-1380. The church features buttresses, lancet windows, rose windows, a crenelated parapet and pointed corner finials on the tower, window tracery, and pointed arch doorways.
Irish-born James Hogan helped the convicted Irish nationalist activist John Mitchel (1815-1875) escape Tasmania in 1853.
McLeod, Shane
October 20, 2012
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St Mary’s College, Hobart, Tasmania
Buttress, Catholic, education, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Hobart, Henry Hunter, lancet window, St Mary’s Cathedral, St Mary’s College, Daniel Murphy, niche, lancet windows, pointed arch, Presentation Sisters, school, Tas, Tasmania, tower, tracery.
St Mary’s College is a day school for girls is located beside St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Hobart, Tasmania. The opening of the college was instigated by Bishop Daniel Murphy (1815-1907) in 1866 when he invited his sister Mother Superior Francis Murphy and four other Presentation Sisters to Hobart from Ireland. The school opened in February 1868. The original convent and school rooms were designed by architect Henry Hunter (1832-1892) and are still in use. The school is still administered by the Presentation Sisters. The large convent building (photograph one and two) includes Gothic features such as the pointed arch doorway, buttresses, pointed arch windows with tracery on the third storey, and three lancet windows in the tower. The smaller school building (photograph three) is in the Gothic Revival style and includes corner buttresses and groups of three lancet windows.
McLeod, Shane
October 6, 2012
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St Mary’s Cathedral interior, Hobart, Tasmania
Catholic, Gothic, Gothic Revival, William Hall, John Hardman, Hardman Studio, high alter, Hobart, Henry Hunter, lancet window, St Mary’s Cathedral, Byron Malloy, tabernacle, Tas, Tasmania, tower, tracery, William Wardell, Robert William Willson, Bishop Willson.
<p>The building of St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania, was instigated by Tasmania’s first Catholic bishop, Robert William Willson (1794-1866). The building was designed by William Wardell and built between 1860 and 1866, supervised by Henry Hunter (1832-1892). It was opened by Willson's successor Bishop Daniel Murphy (1815-1907). However the building was found to be faulty and had to be largely dismantled and rebuilt to a modified design by Hunter between 1876 and 1881. The building is in the Gothic Revival style. The interior includes pointed arch windows and columns supporting pointed arch openings within the nave. A survival from the original cathedral is the Hardman window. The stained glass window was made by the Hardman Studio run by John Hardman in Birmingham, England. It is based on Gothic windows of the fourteenth century and features five lancet windows and tracery. It is a memorial to Bishop William and his Vicar-General William Hall (1807-1866). Below the window is the tabernacle. It is made from the remains of the high alter carved by Byron Malloy that was installed at the re-opening of the cathedral in 1881.</p>
<p>For the exterior see <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1138">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1138</a></p>
<p>For the Norman font see <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1133">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1133</a></p>
McLeod, Shane
October 6, 2012
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<p><a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1138">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1138</a></p>
<p><a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1133">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1133</a></p>
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St Mary’s Cathedral exterior, Hobart, Tasmania
Blind arcading, buttress, Catholic, finial, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Hobart, Henry Hunter, lancet window, Daniel Murphy, niche, rose window, St Mary’s Cathedral, Tas, Tasmania, tower, tracery, William Wardell, Robert William Willson, Bishop Willson.
<p>The building of St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania, was instigated by Tasmania’s first Catholic bishop, Robert William Willson (1794-1866). The building was designed by William Wardell and built between 1860 and 1866, supervised by Henry Hunter (1832-1892). It was opened by Willson's successor Bishop Daniel Murphy(1815-1907). However the building was found to be faulty and had to be largely dismantled and rebuilt to a modified design by Hunter between 1876 and 1881. The sandstone building is in the Gothic Revival style with blind arcading, buttresses, a rose window, niches, pointed arch doorways and windows (with tracery), pointed finials, lancet windows. The tower of the original cathedral did not survive the redesign. The extension to the right of the cathedral was added in 2010.</p>
<p>For the interior see <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1140">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1140</a></p>
<p>For the Norman font see <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1133">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1133</a></p>
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McLeod, Shane
October 6, 2012
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<p><a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1133">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1133</a></p>
<p><a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1140">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1140</a></p>
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St Joseph’s Catholic Church interior, Hobart, Tasmania
Blind arcading, Catholic, convict, gallery, Gothic, Gothic Revival, Hobart, Henry Hunter, lancet windows, Walter McEntee, pointed arch, roof trusses, Tas, Tasmania, John Joseph Therry, James Alexander Thompson, tower, Robert William Willson, Bishop Willson.
<p>St Joseph’s Catholic Church is on the corner of MacQuarie and Harrington Streets in Hobart,<br />Tasmania. The foundation stone for the sandstone church was laid in 1840 and it was opened by Fr. John Joseph Therry (1790-1864) on Christmas day, 1841. It was the principal Catholic church in Tasmania until St Mary’s Cathedral was completed in 1866, so Tasmania’s first Catholic bishop, Robert William Willson (1794-1866), was installed there when he arrived from England in 1844. The church was designed by ex-convict James Alexander Thompson (1805-1860), and it was built using convict labour. Alterations to the interior were made under the direction of Bishop Willson in 1856 by Henry Hunter (1832-1892). The interior is in the Gothic Revival style and features pointed arch windows and doorway, blind arcading, a gallery supported by rounded clustered gothic columns, and lancet windows. The timber trusses of the roof were painted brown to make them resemble English oak. The large brass electric lights were designed in the Gothic style by Fr Walter McEntee and added in 1972.</p>
<p>For the exterior see <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1125" target="_self">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1125</a> </p>
<p>For more on St Joseph’s see <a href="http://www.passionistshobart.org.au/">http://www.passionistshobart.org.au/</a></p>
McLeod, Shane
October 6, 2012
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<a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1125" target="_self">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1125</a>
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