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CHRIST CHURCH
TYERS STREET TARRAVILLE, WELLINGTON SHIRE

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CHRIST CHURCH SOHE 2008
CHRIST CHURCH SOHE 2008
CHRIST CHURCH SOHE 2008
Exterior June 2006
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Front of church 150th anniversary
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Front of church on 150th anniversary
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Statement of Significance

Christ Church, Tarraville was constructed in 1856 to the design of local architects and surveyors John HW Pettit and George Hastings, it has been in use as a parish church since that time.

Christ Church at Tarraville is an extraordinary example of a well resolved and particularly finely detailed Victorian Carpenter Gothic church. The building is of technical interest for its construction system which utilises heavy timber framing notched to accommodate infill planks laid horizontally and grooved at the edges to take iron tongues. The significance of the building is enhanced by its extraordinarily good condition and high degree of intactness.

The interior of the church is characterised by its sparse and plain appearance. It is simply finished with milled timber lining boards to walls and ceiling, the heavy timber framing is expressed on the interior in a similar manner to the exterior of the building. Walls and ceiling are painted matt white with a dark brown painted dado.

Christ Church, Tarraville is believed to be the first church constructed in the Gippsland region and is amongst the earliest surviving churches in the State.

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    • History

      CHRIST CHURCH - History

      Associated People: Owner ANGLICAN CHURCH;

      Permit Exemptions

      CHRIST CHURCH - Permit Exemptions

      General Exemptions:

      General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

      Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

      Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

      Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

      Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.

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