St Mary's Catholic Church, Bairnsdale, Vic, Australia
S 37° 49.588 E 147° 37.630
55H E 555193 N 5813253
St Mary's Catholic Church of Bairnsdale, Victoria, has a distinctive and very tall steeple (42 m).
Waymark Code: WMWKRV
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 09/16/2017
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From the Victorian Heritage Council report on this Church: (
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"The church is executed in the Romanesque style, constructed of red brick, with cement dressings, a slate roof, and small copper dome to the dominant 42 metre high, asymmetrically placed tower."
While the Church was opened in July 1914, it was unclear if that included the current Steeple Tower, or if that came with further extensions, which were mostly on the western end in 1936. "Designed by the prolific Catholic church architect Augustus A Fritsch, the first stage comprising a nave of six bays with barrel vaulted ceiling and a sanctuary within a polygonal apse was opened by the Coadjutor Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Daniel Mannix, in July 1914. The second stage, being the final three bays of the nave, the west front with wheel window and tower, was completed by 1936."
The coordinates are for the entrance to the Church, but the main photo was taken at the back of the car park near the ALDI store.
Visited: 1425 - 1435, Tuesday, 10 May, 2016