St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Mudgee

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Location of St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in New South Wales
Location 13 Church Street, Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 32°35′29″S 149°35′21″E / 32.5915°S 149.5892°E / -32.5915; 149.5892Coordinates: 32°35′29″S 149°35′21″E / 32.5915°S 149.5892°E / -32.5915; 149.5892
Owner Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Official name: St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Presbytery, Convent & Hall
Type state heritage (complex / group)
Designated 2 April 1999
Reference no. 685
Type Church
Category Religion

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church is a heritage-listed church building at 13 Church Street, Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

History

The church was first built in 1857, when local priest Father Callaghan McCarthy had built a church, sanctuary and sacristy. It was effectively rebuilt by between 1873 and 1876 to the design of Edward Gell, with Tambaroora contractor Mr. Webb and Bathurst stonemason Mr. Burns carrying out the work. The new design incorporated the pre-existing sanctuary and sacristy in the redevelopment while constructing the body of the current church. The foundation stone of the rebuilt church was laid on 7 December 1873 and it formally opened on 11 November 1876. The spire was added to the tower in 1911.[2][3]

Description

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church is a sandstone church in Gothic Style designed by Bathurst country architect, Edward Gell. It has an especially fine western facade with pointed arched doorway and side recesses and narrowly pointed stained glass windows. Beautifully scaled rose window in stone and stained glass. The church has a tower with flared copper spire balanced in a symmetrical composition with gable end of southern aisle. The side elevation features repeating pointed arched stained glass windows.[1]

Heritage listing

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church is a fine church from the post-gold rush era, making a significant contribution to the character of the central area of Mudgee.[1]

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Presbytery, Convent & Hall, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H00685". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "History". St Mary of the Presentation Catholic Parish, Mudgee. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "St Marys Catholic Church, 13 Church St, Mudgee, NSW, Australia". Register of the National Estate. Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

Bibliography

  • Hughes Trueman Ludlow (1985). Mudgee Shire Council heritage Study.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Presbytery, Convent & Hall, entry number 00685 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales and Office of Environment and Heritage 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.

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