The Trussed Timber Roof of Christ Church, Claremont, WA
altar, Anglican, Anglican church, apse, arch, arch-brace, architect, architecture, chancel arch, church, church building, Church of England, Claremont, corbel, Cottesloe limestone, gothic architecture, Gothic Revival style, J. J. Talbot Hobbs, lancet arch, limestone, masonry, nave, neo-gothic, purlin, sanctuary, T. W. L. Powell, trussed ceiling, Western Australia
A view of the timber trusses and arch braces of the ceiling at Christ Church, Claremont, in Western Australia. The ceiling of the church is comprised of tongue and groove pine boards. It is supported by timber crucks extending from corbels on the walls between the arcading. The curved timbers intersect to form functional, but also decorative, arch-braces. Arches roof trusses were a common feature of medieval architecture.
About Christ Church, Claremont:
Christ Church is an Anglican Church located in Claremont, Western Australia. It was designed by Perth architect J. J. Talbot Hobbs and built in a Gothic Revival style. The foundation stone was laid on 10 September 1892, and the original church building (consisting of the Sanctuary and the eastern four bays of the nave) was completed in February 1893. The nave was extended in 1901, and in 1909 two aisles were added. Further extensions took place in 1938 when the vestry, porch and square bell tower at the western end were completed under the supervision of architect T. W. L. Powell.
McEwan, Joanne
4 February 2011
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Christ Church Interior, Claremont, WA
altar, Anglican, Anglican church, apse, arch, architect, architecture, buttress, chancel, chancel arch, church, church building, Church of England, Claremont, Cottesloe limestone, gothic architecture, Gothic Revival style, J. J. Talbot Hobbs, lancet arch, lancet windows, lead-light windows, lectern, limestone, masonry, nave, neo-gothic, pews, pulpit, sanctuary, stained glass, T. W. L. Powell, trussed ceiling, Western Australia, William Howitt, wood-carving
An interior view of Christ Church, Claremont in Western Australia. The neo-gothic style of the building is clearly visible in the pointed arches of the stained-glass windows, arcading and large chancel arch separating the rectangular nave from the octagonal chancel. The wooden pulpit and lectern are the work of William Howitt, a well-known Western Australian wood carver.
About Christ Church, Claremont:
Christ Church is an Anglican Church that was designed by Perth architect J. J. Talbot Hobbs and built in a Gothic Revival style. The foundation stone was laid on 10 September 1892, and the original church building (consisting of the Sanctuary and the eastern four bays of the nave) was completed in February 1893. The nave was extended in 1901, and in 1909 two aisles were added. Further extensions took place in 1938 when the vestry, porch and square bell tower at the western end were completed under the supervision of architect T. W. L. Powell.
McEwan, Joanne
4 February 2011
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St George and the Dragon Altar, St George’s Cathedral, Perth, WA
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
<p>Close-up image of the jarrah nave altar at St George’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>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’ Speculum Historiale and Jacobus de Voragine’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, “‘Thingless names’? The St George Legend in Australia”, 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>
Lynch, Andrew
21 May 2004
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St George and the Dragon Altar, St George’s Cathedral, Perth, Western Australia.
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
<p>Image of the jarrah nave altar at St George’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’ Speculum Historiale and Jacobus de Voragine’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, “‘Thingless names’? The St George Legend in Australia”, 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>
Lynch, Andrew
21 May 2004
Photographed with permission of the Dean, St George’s Cathedral
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Trussed Timber Roof, Christ Church, Claremont, Western Australia
altar, Anglican, Anglican church, apse, arch, arch-brace, architect, architecture, chancel arch, church, church building, Church of England, Claremont, corbel, Cottesloe limestone, gothic architecture, Gothic Revival style, J. J. Talbot Hobbs, lancet arch, limestone, masonry, nave, neo-gothic, purlin, sanctuary, T. W. L. Powell, trussed ceiling, Western Australia
A view of the timber trusses and arch braces of the ceiling at Christ Church, Claremont, in Western Australia. The ceiling of the church is comprised of tongue and groove pine boards. It is supported by timber crucks extending from corbels on the walls between the arcading. The curved timbers intersect to form functional, but also decorative, arch-braces. Arches roof trusses were a common feature of medieval architecture.
About Christ Church, Claremont:
Christ Church is an Anglican Church located in Claremont, Western Australia. It was designed by Perth architect J. J. Talbot Hobbs and built in a Gothic Revival style. The foundation stone was laid on 10 September 1892, and the original church building (consisting of the Sanctuary and the eastern four bays of the nave) was completed in February 1893. The nave was extended in 1901, and in 1909 two aisles were added. Further extensions took place in 1938 when the vestry, porch and square bell tower at the western end were completed under the supervision of architect T. W. L. Powell.
McEwan, Joanne
04 February 2011
No Copyright
Digital Photograph; JPEG
Christ Church Interior, Claremont, Western Australia
altar, Anglican, Anglican church, apse, arch, architect, architecture, buttress, chancel, chancel arch, church, church building, Church of England, Claremont, Cottesloe limestone, gothic architecture, Gothic Revival style, J. J. Talbot Hobbs, lancet arch, lancet windows, lead-light windows, lectern, limestone, masonry, nave, neo-gothic, pews, pulpit, sanctuary, stained glass, T. W. L. Powell, trussed ceiling, Western Australia, William Howitt, wood-carving
An interior view of Christ Church, Claremont in Western Australia. The neo-gothic style of the building is clearly visible in the pointed arches of the stained-glass windows, arcading and large chancel arch separating the rectangular nave from the octagonal chancel. The wooden pulpit and lectern are the work of William Howitt, a well-known Western Australian wood carver.
About Christ Church, Claremont:
Christ Church is an Anglican Church that was designed by Perth architect J. J. Talbot Hobbs and built in a Gothic Revival style. The foundation stone was laid on 10 September 1892, and the original church building (consisting of the Sanctuary and the eastern four bays of the nave) was completed in February 1893. The nave was extended in 1901, and in 1909 two aisles were added. Further extensions took place in 1938 when the vestry, porch and square bell tower at the western end were completed under the supervision of architect T. W. L. Powell.
McEwan, Joanne
04 February 2011
No Copyright
Digital Photograph; JPEG