http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1149
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1145
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1160
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1163
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1179
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1166
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1155
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1168
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1184
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1174
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1171
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1190
For more of the interior see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1175
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1172
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1165
For the exterior see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1162
]]>St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church is in the small Tasmanian town of Bothwell. The church was built in the Gothic Revival style from 1887 and consecrated in 1891. It was designed by Launceston architect Alexander North (1858-1945) and built of local stone by Lewis and son and Hallet, primarily by the stonemason Thomas Lewis. The stonemason’s skill is amply displayed on the interior, which features stone steps through a low stone wall connected to a stone pulpit, a stone alter, and decorated stone columns. An unusual feature is the stone fireplace on the west wall to heat the church. The low stone wall features a pointed arch design in relief which adds to the Gothic appearance of the interior. The fittings of the interior, including the pews and the font beside the fireplace, were designed by North. Also evident in the photographs are the lancet windows, some with stained glass, and the timber trusses of the roof.
For more of the interior see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1175
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1172
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1165
For the exterior see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1162
For the cathedral tower see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1145
For the interior see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1198
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The baptismal font in St David’s Cathedral, Hobart, was made by local craftsmen to the design of English architect George Frederick Bodley (1827-1907). The cathedral was designed in 1865 by Bodley. Like the cathedral, the baptismal font is in the Gothic Revival style, particularly the blind arcading design of the font’s base featuring tracery and pointed arches.
For the cathedral tower see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1145
For the interior see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1198
The baptismal font is a rare example of the Australian
public’s practical use of, and interaction with, an actual medieval item for many generations.
For the original dating see http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=7424.
For the revised dating see http://hobart.catholic.org.au/history/st-marys-cathedral
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Repair work on St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, Hobart, in 2008 brought to light the possibility that a baptismal font in the Cathedral may be from the medieval Norman period. The cylindrical font has elaborately carved columns and Romanesque arches. The Romanesque style was popular in Normandy and was introduced to England following the Norman conquest in 1066. It is thought that the font was brought to Hobart from England by Tasmania’s first Catholic bishop, Robert William Willson (1794-1866) in 1844. When the antiquity of the font was first discovered, the Cathedral administrator told ABC News in 2008 that it may date
back to the ninth century, but as Normandy was not formally established until 911 this is unlikely. More recently it has been suggested that the font comes
from the Norman period in England and is dated c. 1066-1200. Research into the font is continuing.
The baptismal font is a rare example of the Australian
public’s practical use of, and interaction with, an actual medieval item for many generations.
For the original dating see http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=7424.
For the revised dating see http://hobart.catholic.org.au/history/st-marys-cathedral
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852) played a central role in establishing the Gothic Revival style and is best remembered for his work on the Houses of Parliament in London, and the interior of the Palace of Westminster.
For the exterior see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1117
For an essay on the church by Brian Andrews see http://www.puginfoundation.org/assets/Richmond_Essay.pdf
St John the Evangelist’s Church is in the village of Richmond, Tasmania, and is the oldest continuously used Catholic church in Australia. The present building is an amalgam of two designs. The earliest building was designed by the English (Bath) architect Henry Edmund Goodbridge (1800-1863) after John Bede Polding (1794-1877), Australia’s first Catholic bishop, obtained plans for several churches from Goodbridge before sailing to Australia in 1835. Polding laid the foundation stone in 1835 and the church was completed in 1837. The nave of the present building is from the original church. In 1859 additions were completed under the supervision of architect Frederick Thomas (1817-1885) from a parts of a detailed scale model made by the English architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852) in 1843. The model was made for Pugin’s friend Robert William Willson (1794-1866) who was the first Catholic Bishop in Tasmania. From Pugin’s design come the chancel (including the rear stained glass window with tracery seen in photograph two), sacristy and spire. Thomas designed the communion rails as the rood screen in Pugin’s model was too large for the building, as well as the pointed chancel arch. The interior also includes a font designed by Pugin in 1843. It was carved in England and brought to Tasmania by Bishop Wilson, and sits atop a platform of simple medieval-style tiles.
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852) played a central role in establishing the Gothic Revival style and is best remembered for his work on the Houses of Parliament in London, and the interior of the Palace of Westminster.
For the exterior see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1117
For an essay on the church by Brian Andrews see http://www.puginfoundation.org/assets/Richmond_Essay.pdf