CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
18 FOSTER ROAD, FISH CREEK, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
- Lancet (pointed arch) windows with diamond leadlight glazing.
- Timber doors with pointed arch heads in the porch and side wall of the nave
- Circular window with quartrefoil glazing the gable end.
- Simple tie beam to the gable end and Celtic Crosses at each end of the roof ridge.
Non-original alterations including the cement sheet weatherboards are not significant.
Aesthetically, it is a fine example of a Carpenter Gothic church with typical form and detailing including the steep pitched roof, gabled porch, and lancet windows and doors. Of note are details such as the quartrefoil window, Celtic crosses and the fine timber interior. Situated on a prominent elevated site, it is an historic landmark within Fish Creek. (Criterion E)
Socially, it is significant for its continuous use as a church for over 110 years and has played an important role in the development of the Fish Creek community. (Criterion G)
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CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - Physical Description 1
The Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception at 18 Foster Road, Fish Creek is a Victorian Carpenter Gothic Church of typical gabled weatherboard form with a projecting gabled chancel and gabled front porch with side doors. The gable end has shingled weatherboards, a simple end frame (possibly not original) and a circular window with quatrefoil glazing. The nave has lancet windows with diamond lead lighting, but the architrave tips have unfortunately been cut off with the addition of the Hardiplank cladding to the body of the walls.
The interior of the church is a fine example of timber detailing in original condition. It has an exposed frame of stop-chamfered posts with neck moulds, dressed rafters with collar tie frames reinforced with steel T section arches. The whole interior is lined with v-jointed tongue and groove boarding, vertical to the dado mould, diagonal to the body of the wall to the picture rail level and with a horizontal panel above to the pitching line. The ceiling is lined diagonally, possibly in Kauri.
The timber-framed Stations of the Cross have painted panels.
(Note: A detailed interior and exterior description of the church when it opened is contained in an article in the 14 December 1904 edition of the "Great Southern Star".)Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
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