For John West see http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/west-john-2784
For the Christ Church Congregational Church see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1045
]]>This wooden pulpit was removed from the former Christ Church Congregational Church in Launceston, Tasmania, in 2002 (having originally been in another church building) and is now on display in the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Launceston. The pulpit was made by Alexander Kidd, a foundational member of the new Congregational Church established in Launceston by John West (1809-1873) in 1839. West had emigrated from England as a missionary preacher the previous year. The pulpit’s pedestal and octagonal shape were added by Alexander Kidd (Jnr) in 1906. The pulpit is in the Gothic Revival style with the carved pointed arches and columns reminiscent of the architectural features of Gothic churches built in Europe between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries.
For John West see http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/west-john-2784
For the Christ Church Congregational Church see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1045
For more of the interior see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1186
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1197
For the exterior see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1178
]]>The interior of St Andrew’s Church of England (Anglican) in the small Tasmanian town of Westbury continues the Gothic Revival style of its exterior. The nave was designed by the convict architect James Blackburn (1803-1854) in 1840-02. Of particular note are the various carvings by Tasmanian woodcarver Ellen Nora Payne (1865-1962) of Hobart, who had been born in the Westbury district. These include the pulpit which was carved in London sometime between 1901 and 1906, and the ‘Seven Sisters’ rood, or chancel, screen completed in 1938 as a memorial to her seven dead sisters. The screen features a recreation of tracery common in Gothic windows. Other Gothic features are the large pointed arch east window with tracery made up of three lancet windows with stained glass, lancet windows in the north and south walls, and the internal pointed-arch doors and doorways.
For more of the interior see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1186
http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1197
For the exterior see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1178
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