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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.
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Title
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The Old Swan Barracks Hotel, Perth, Western Australia
Subject
The topic of the resource
Administration building, arcading, arch, architecture, army, balcony, barracks, columns, crenellation, defence force, drill hall, Federation Romanesque style, George Temple-Poole (1856-1934), Government architect, government building, heraldic shield, heraldry, military building, neo-romanesque, rusticated stone, soldiers, WA, Western Australia
Description
An account of the resource
Image of the Old Swan Barracks Hotel in Perth, Western Australia. The Swan Barracks was originally used as a military training facility. A Volunteer Drill Hall was built in 1896 and this rusticated stone building was added in 1897 to house the administration offices. Both were designed by WA’s chief Government architect George Temple-Poole. The architecture of the Administration Building incorporates a number of medieval features, including the large heraldic shield, the neo-Romanesque rounded arches and columns of the balcony and the crenellation that was used for decorative effect along the top of the third storey, which was added in 1900. The building is no longer used by the Australian army, and today functions as a backpacker hostel.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
McEwan, Joanne
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
4 February 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; JPEG
Administration Building
arcading
arch
architecture
army
balcony
barracks
columns
crenellation
defence force
drill hall
Federation Romanesque style
George Temple-Poole (1856-1934)
Government architect
government building
heraldic shield
heraldry
military building
neo-Romanesque
rusticated stone
soldiers
WA
Western Australia
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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
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Original Format
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Old Swan Barracks Hotel, Perth, WA
Subject
The topic of the resource
Administration building, arcading, arch, architecture, army, balcony, barracks, columns, crenellation, defence force, drill hall, Federation Romanesque style, George Temple-Poole (1856-1934), Government architect, government building, heraldic shield, heraldry, military building, neo-romanesque, rusticated stone, soldiers, WA, Western Australia
Description
An account of the resource
Images of the Old Swan Barracks Hotel in Perth, Western Australia. The Swan Barracks was originally used as a military training facility. A Volunteer Drill Hall was built in 1896 and this rusticated stone building was added in 1897 to house the administration offices. Both were designed by WA’s chief Government architect George Temple-Poole. The architecture of the Administration Building incorporates a number of medieval features, including the large heraldic shield, the neo-Romanesque rounded arches and columns of the balcony and the crenellation that was used for decorative effect along the top of the third storey, which was added in 1900. The building is no longer used by the Australian army, and today functions as a backpacker hostel.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
McEwan, Joanne
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
4 February 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; JPEG
Administration Building
arcading
arch
architecture
army
balcony
barracks
columns
crenellation
defence force
drill hall
Federation Romanesque style
George Temple-Poole (1856-1934)
Government architect
government building
heraldic shield
heraldry
military building
neo-Romanesque
rusticated stone
soldiers
WA
Western Australia
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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.
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Forum Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria
Subject
The topic of the resource
Alhambra, architecture, Bohringer, Taylor & Johnson, cinema, clock tower, columns, corbel, cupola, dome, grotesque figures, Iberian Peninsula, Islamic rule, John Eberson, machiolation, medieval Spain, minaret, moor, Moorish Revival, oriel windows, pressed cement, reconquista, Spanish Mission style, theatre, tower, tracery, VIC, Victoria, winged creatures
Description
An account of the resource
A view of the Forum Theatre (formerly the State Theatre) in central Melbourne. Designed by American architect John Eberson in conjunction with Melbourne firm Bohringer, Taylor & Johnson, The Forum was originally built as a cinema palace. Completed in 1928, it is one of four cinemas that opened in Melbourne in the 1920s. The exterior of the building combines Spanish Mission and ‘Alhambresque’ Moorish Revival architecture. The minarets, cupola’s and pressed cement decorations are reminiscent of Islamic Spanish architecture dating from the eighth to the fifteenth century. The Iberian Peninsula was conquered in 711 by the Muslim army of Tariq ibn Ziyad, and the various southern Spanish States remained under Arab or Moorish Islamic rule until they were gradually reconquered by Catholic monarchs throughout the later medieval period. The reconquest ended with the conversion of Andalusia in 1492.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
McEwan, Joanne
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
April, 2011
Rights
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No Copyright
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Digital Photograph; JPEG
Alhambra
architecture
Bohringer
cinema
clock tower
columns
corbel
cupola
dome
grotesque figures
Iberian Peninsula
Islamic rule
John Eberson
machiolation
Medieval Spain
minaret
moor
Moorish Revival
oriel windows
pressed cement
reconquista
Spanish Mission style
Taylor & Johnson
theatre
tower
tracery
Vic
Victoria
winged creatures
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Title
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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
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Original Format
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
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Title
A name given to the resource
Small Romanesque Arched Doorway, Former Magistrate’s Court, Melbourne
Subject
The topic of the resource
arch, architecture, building, capital, columns, Court of Petty Sessions, George B H Austin, hood moulding, law, law courts, magistrate, Magistrate’s Court, masonry, Melbourne, neo-Romanesque, Norman Revival, Public Works Department, RMIT, RMIT University, Romanesque architecture, Romanesque Revival, rounded arches, semi-circular arches, stonework, Supreme Court, Swanson Brothers, university, university buildings, Victoria
Description
An account of the resource
<p>An image of a small doorway on La Trobe Street to the former Magistrate’s Court Building in Melbourne’s CBD. The Former Magistrate’s Court Building is a three-storey building of French Romanesque design. The doorway is in the neo-Romanesque, Romanesque Revival, or Norman Revival architecture style. It features a deep-set semi-circular arched door and doorway with stone decorated hood moulding. The door is flanked by two small columns with decorated capitals. <br /> <br /> The Former Magistrate’s Court building was designed by Department of Public Works architect George H B Austin and built by the Swanson Brothers. It replaced a two-storey brick building on the site that previously housed the Supreme Court and then the Court of Petty Sessions. Construction of the new building began in 1911 and was completed in 1914. The Court of Petty Sessions, later renamed the Melbourne Magistrate’s court, operated from the building from 1914 until 1995. It is now owned by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and is used for lectures.</p>
For more see <a href="http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/heritage/bld20#history">http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/heritage/bld20#history</a>
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
10 February 2013
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
No Copyright
Relation
A related resource
“Romanesque Arched Doorway, Former Magistrate’s Court, Melbourne,” <em>Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory</em>, accessed March 10, 2013, <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/713">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/713 </a><br /><br />
<div class="element-text">“Former Magistrate’s Court Building, Melbourne,” <em>Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory</em>, accessed March 10, 2013, <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/761">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/761</a><br /><br />“Front Facade, Former Melbourne Magistrate’s Court,” <em>Medievalism in Australian Cultural Memory</em>, accessed March 10, 2013, <a href="http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/734">http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/734</a></div>
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The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
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architecture
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capital
columns
Court of Petty Sessions
George B H Austin
hood moulding
law
law courts
magistrate
Magistrate’s Court
masonry
Melbourne
neo-Romanesque
Norman Revival
Public Works Department
RMIT
RMIT University
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque Revival
rounded arches
semi-circular arches
stonework
Supreme Court
Swanson Brothers
university
university buildings
Victoria
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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
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Romanesque Arched Doorway, Former Magistrate’s Court, Melbourne
Subject
The topic of the resource
arch, architecture, building, columns, Court of Petty Sessions, George B H Austin, hood moulding, law, law courts, magistrate, Magistrate’s Court, masonry, Melbourne, neo-romanesque, Norman Revival, Public Works Department, RMIT, Romanesque architecture, rounded arches, semi-circular arches, stonework, Supreme Court, Swanson Brothers, university, university buildings, Victoria
Description
An account of the resource
An image of the entrance doorway to the former Magistrate’s Court Building in Melbourne’s CBD, on the corner of La Trobe Street and Russell Street. The Former Magistrate’s Court Building is a three-storey building of French Romanesque design. As is common of neo-romanesque or Norman Revival architecture, the entrance is strongly modelled; the already large doorway is amplified by archivolts, in this case a band of five semi-circular arches, column jambs and decorative hood moulding.
The Former Magistrate’s Court building was designed by Department of Public Works architect George H B Austin and built by the Swanson Brothers. It replaced a two-storey brick building on the site that previously housed the Supreme Court and then the Court of Petty Sessions. Construction of the new building began in 1911 and was completed in 1914. The Court of Petty Sessions, later renamed the Melbourne Magistrate’s court, operated from the building from 1914 until 1995. It is now owned by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and is used for lectures.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
McEwan, Joanne
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
6 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; JPEG
arch
architecture
building
columns
Court of Petty Sessions
George B H Austin
hood moulding
law
law courts
magistrate
Magistrate’s Court
masonry
Melbourne
neo-Romanesque
Norman Revival
Public Works Department
RMIT
Romanesque architecture
rounded arches
semi-circular arches
stonework
Supreme Court
Swanson Brothers
university
university buildings
Victoria
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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.
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
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Title
A name given to the resource
Front Facade, Former Melbourne Magistrate’s Court
Subject
The topic of the resource
arch, arches, architecture, building, columns, Court of Petty Sessions, George B H Austin, hood moulding, law, law courts, magistrate, Magistrate’s Court, masonry, Melbourne, neo-romanesque, Norman Revival, Public Works Department, RMIT, Romanesque architecture, rounded arches, semi-circular arches, stonework, Supreme Court, Swanson Brothers, tower, turrets, university, university buildings, Victoria
Description
An account of the resource
The front facade of the former Magistrate’s Court Building on the corner of La Trobe Street and Russell Street in Melbourne’s CBD. The Former Magistrate’s Court Building is a three-storey building of French Romanesque design that was constructed entirely from Australian materials. The strongly modelled entrance, thick, squat columns and solid masonry are characteristic of Norman Revival or neo-romanesque architecture, as are the tourelles, the tower and semi-circular windows and arches.
The Former Magistrate’s Court building was designed by Department of Public Works architect George H B Austin and built by the Swanson Brothers. It replaced a two-storey brick building on the site that previously housed the Supreme Court and then the Court of Petty Sessions. Construction of the new building began in 1911 and was completed in 1914. The Court of Petty Sessions, later renamed the Melbourne Magistrate’s court, operated from the building from 1914 until 1995. It is now owned by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and is used for lectures.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
McEwan, Joanne
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
6 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; JPEG
arch
arches
architecture
building
columns
Court of Petty Sessions
George B H Austin
hood moulding
law
law courts
magistrate
Magistrate’s Court
masonry
Melbourne
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Norman Revival
Public Works Department
RMIT
Romanesque architecture
rounded arches
semi-circular arches
stonework
Supreme Court
Swanson Brothers
tower
turrets
university
university buildings
Victoria
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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.
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
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Title
A name given to the resource
Former Magistrate’s Court Building, Melbourne
Subject
The topic of the resource
architecture, building, columns, Court of Petty Sessions, George B H Austin, hood moulding, law, law courts, magistrate, Magistrate’s Court, masonry, Melbourne, neo-romanesque, Norman Revival, Public Works Department, RMIT, Romanesque architecture, rounded arches, semi-circular arches, stonework, Supreme Court, Swanson Brothers, tower, turrets, university, university buildings, Victoria, arch
Description
An account of the resource
An image of the Former Magistrate’s Court Building on the corner of La Trobe Street and Russell Street in Melbourne’s CBD. The Former Magistrate’s Court building was designed by Department of Public Works architect George H B Austin and built by the Swanson Brothers. It is a three-storey building of French Romanesque style that was constructed entirely from Australian materials. The corner site was well-established as the location of the City’s law courts, having previously housed the Supreme Court and then the Court of Petty Sessions in a two-storey brick building that was demolished in 1910 to make way for the current building. Construction of the new building began in 1911 and was completed in 1914. The strongly modelled entrance, thick, squat columns and solid masonry are characteristic of Norman Revival or neo-romanesque architecture, as are the tourelles, tower, parapeted gables and semi-circular windows and arches. The Court of Petty Sessions, later renamed the Melbourne Magistrate’s court, operated from the building from 1914 until 1995. It is now owned by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and is used for lectures.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
McEwan, Joanne
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
6 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; JPEG
arch
architecture
building
columns
Court of Petty Sessions
George B H Austin
hood moulding
law
law courts
magistrate
Magistrate’s Court
masonry
Melbourne
neo-Romanesque
Norman Revival
Public Works Department
RMIT
Romanesque architecture
rounded arches
semi-circular arches
stonework
Supreme Court
Swanson Brothers
tower
turrets
university
university buildings
Victoria
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Medievalism at the Foundations
Description
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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.
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Campanile Tower, St Michael’s Uniting Church, Melbourne
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Anglican, arch, architecture, brickwork, campanile, church, church building, columns, Congregational Church, Former Independent Church, Independent Church, John Young, Joseph Reed (1823-1890), Lombardic Romanesque style, neo-romanesque, oculus, polychrome, Reed & Barnes, rounded arches, St Michael, tower, Uniting Church, VIC, Victoria, Victorian Romanesque, voussoir, window
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A view of the tall campanile tower at St Michael’s Uniting Church in Collin’s Street, central Melbourne. St Michael’s Uniting Church was designed by architectural firm Reed and Barnes in a Victorian Romanesque style. The style has more specifically been described as ‘Lombardic Romanesque’ on account of the polychrome brickwork and campanile style tower pictured here (See, for example, the Victorian Heritage Register: <a href="http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/#detail_places;721">http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/#detail_places;721</a>). The polychrome pattern is unusual for a neo-romanesque building, as it was more often found in buildings of gothic design. The church was constructed by John Young between 1866 and 1867, and was originally named The Independent Church. It was renamed in 1977.
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McEwan, Joanne
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25 April 2011
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No Copyright
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Digital Photograph; JPEG
Anglican
arch
architecture
brickwork
campanile
Church
church building
columns
Congregational Church
Former Independent Church
Independent Church
John Young
Joseph Reed (1823-1890)
Lombardic Romanesque style
neo-Romanesque
oculus
polychrome
Reed & Barnes
rounded arches
St Michael
tower
Uniting Church
Vic
Victoria
Victorian Romanesque
voussoir
window