Christ Church Co-Cathedral
22-24 Gray Street HAMILTON, SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
Church Hill Precinct Hamilton
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Statement of Significance
SIGNIFICANCE: Originally called St Botolph's, the first church either fell down or was demolished and re-erected in Gray St as a store. The present church was built in two main stages and is the focus for Anglicans in the region. It is the most important building in the Christ Church complex
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
Christ Church Co-Cathedral
22-24 Gray Street
Originally called St Botolph's, the first church on the site either fell down or was demolished and re-erected in Gray Street as a store. ([i]) The present church was built in two main stages. It is the focus for Anglicans in the region. It was designed in 1878 by the Ballarat architect, H R Caselli, in an Early English Gothic idiom. ([ii]) Unusually, the interior nave walls have been left in unplastered basalt. A chancel was added in 1956-57, designed by G S Richards of Ballarat. ([iii]) The Cassons Patent Organ Company of London supplied the organ in 1891. It was rebuilt in 1956. ([iv])
The church which is of regional significance is at the centre of the Christ Church complex. It is complimented by its planting, by the various memorials and by the associated buildings. The spire of the church, along with its neighbour and that of St Mary's, is one of the landmarks of Hamilton.
[i] Garden, Don, Hamilton, Melbourne, 1984.
[ii] Church of England Messenger, 13 September 1878, pp 6-8.
[iii] National Trust of Australia (Victoria) File No 1471.
[iv] Ibid.
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Christ Church Co-Cathedral - Physical Description 2
MATERIALS:
Roof: »slate
Walls: »rockface bluestone
Dressings: »Grampian ? sandstonePlinth: »bluestone
Windows: »leadlight and stained
Paving: »concrete
Other: »bluestone and sandstone broach spireNOTABLE FEATURES:»stunted broach tower is a Hamilton landmark; lych gate built
in 1958Christ Church Co-Cathedral - Integrity
INTEGRITY: E
CONDITION: E
Christ Church Co-Cathedral - Historical Australian Themes
Religion: Anglicanism
Heritage Study and Grading
Southern Grampians - City of Hamilton Conservation Study
Author: Timothy Hubbard with Carlotta Kellaway & Michael Looker (plus Francis Punch)
Year: 1991
Grading: B
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MECHANICS INSTITUTEVictorian Heritage Register H2171
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HAMILTON BOTANIC GARDENSVictorian Heritage Register H2185
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HAMILTON GAS HOLDERVictorian Heritage Register H1086
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