January 05 2009
St James Church (Anglican)
King Street
Melbourne Google Map
Camera:Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed:1/320
Aperture Value:F7.1 White
Balance: Sunshine ISO: 100 Photos treatment: RAW Lens：EF24-70mm f/2.8L
IS USM
Construciton:1842
Address:King Street and Batman Street
Architecture:Robert Russell
Construction Period:Georgian
Construction StyleColonial Georgian, Regency Style
From Wikipedia
St James Old Cathedral, an Anglican church, is the oldest church in Melbourne,
Australia, and one of only three buildings in the central city which predate
the Gold Rush of 1851. The church's foundation stone was laid on 9 November
1839 by Charles La Trobe, the Superintendent of the Port Phillip District
(now Victoria), in what was then still part of New South Wales. Melbourne
was then only four years old, and the church was one of the first substantial
brick buildings to be built in the town.
The church was designed by the town surveyor Robert Russell (after whom
Russell St is named) and built by George Beaver. One of the founders of
Melbourne, John Batman, was among the subscribers who paid for the church's
construction. It was opened in 1842 and completed in 1847.
The church on its original site, photographed in 1870. It can be seen that
the Romanesque-style upper tower is a later embellishmentSt James originally
stood near the corner of Collins St and William St in the centre of the
town (where there is still a small street called St James Lane).
In 1848 Melbourne became an Anglican diocese, and St James became the
cathedral church of the first Bishop of Melbourne, Charles Perry. It served
as Melbourne's Anglican Cathedral until St Paul's Cathedral was consecrated
in 1891. In 1913-14 it was moved to a new site on the corner of King St
and Batman St, opposite the Flagstaff Gardens.
The church's current vicar is the Rev. John Sugars. The church is a parish partner of St. Jude's Anglican Church, Carlton.
Russell practised as an architect in Melbourne until he was forced to
retire by old age. St James' Church was designed by him. He kept his mind
to the last and died at Richmond, Melbourne, on 10 April 1900, aged 92.
He married and was survived by two sons and two daughters. When he died
both The Argus and The Age newspapers spoke of him as the original surveyor
of the city. He did valuable work as an amateur artist by preserving many
original sketches of Melbourne in its early years, in both water-colour
and pencil.
Construciton:1842
The church was designed by the town surveyor Robert Russell (after whom
Russell St is named) and built by George Beaver. One of the founders of
Melbourne, John Batman, was among the subscribers who paid for the church's
construction. It was opened in 1842 and completed in 1847.
In 1848 Melbourne became an Anglican diocese, and St James became the
cathedral church of the first Bishop of Melbourne, Charles Perry. It served
as Melbourne's Anglican Cathedral until St Paul's Cathedral was consecrated
in 1891. In 1913-14 it was moved to a new site on the corner of King St
and Batman St, opposite the Flagstaff Gardens.
Russell practised as an architect in Melbourne until he was forced to
retire by old age. St James' Church was designed by him. He kept his mind
to the last and died at Richmond, Melbourne, on 10 April 1900, aged 92.
He married and was survived by two sons and two daughters. When he died
both The Argus and The Age newspapers spoke of him as the original surveyor
of the city. He did valuable work as an amateur artist by preserving many
original sketches of Melbourne in its early years, in both water-colour
and pencil.