1898 - St Alban's Anglican Church , Highgate, Western Australia
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S 31° 56.413 E 115° 52.096
50J E 393029 N 6465631
The foundation stone of an Anglican Church
Waymark Code: WMQ8WA
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 01/12/2016
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St Alban's Church was built in the Victorian Romanesque style in 1889, however the foudation stone is for the 1898 extension. Prior to the church being constructed services were held in the open air,The building was to seat 150 people and cost £280($560),it also had a place for a choir and organ, as well as a vestry. Stained glass, which had been imported for St Georges Cathedral but not required, was used for several of the windows.
Year of construction: 1898
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Full inscription:
To the Glory of God
In the Faith of the Holy Trinity
This Memorial Stone
Blessed by the Lord Bishop
was laid by the Rt Hon
Sir John Forrest P.C. K.C.M.G.
upon the occasion of the enlargement
of this Church 30th July A.D.1898
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