St Joan of Arc Church - Victor Harbor, SA, Australia
S 35° 32.987 E 138° 37.225
54H E 284301 N 6063380
This Blue Plaque is on the Romanesque styled Catholic Church of Victor Harbor.
Waymark Code: WMZ8CF
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 09/27/2018
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This Blue plaque is for the St Joan of Arch Catholic Church in Victor Harbor.
St Joan of Arc Church
The foundation stone for this imposing church was laid in March 1920, the
same year that Joan of Arc was canonised. The church was designed by renowned
South Australian architect, Walter H. Bagot, who also designed the Bonython Hall
and Barr-Smith Library at the University of Adelaide and was associated with St
Francis Xavier Cathedral and St Peter's Cathedral. The design of St Joan of Arc
closely follows the style of an Italian Romanesque Basilica which Bagot believed
suited South Australia's mediterranean climate. Exterior features are a large
porch with ornamental brickwork and a simple brick cross, a rose window
designed by Kempe and Co on the nave wall and an attached bell tower
to the rear. The church has a fine high altar of Italian marble, a
barrel vaulted sanctuary and an upstairs gallery.
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Office Phone Number: (08) 8552 1084
Visited: 0755, Tuesday, 29 May, 2018