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HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH COMPLEX
520 SYDNEY ROAD COBURG, MORELAND CITY

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HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH COMPLEX SOHE 2008
HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH COMPLEX SOHE 2008
HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH COMPLEX SOHE 2008
HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH COMPLEX SOHE 2008
HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH COMPLEX SOHE 2008
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holy trinity anglican church complex sydney road coburg view of chruch hall aug1992
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Statement of Significance

The Holy Trinity Church Coburg was first constructed and consecrated in 1848. The existing church is an agglomeration of a number of additions, alterations, demolitions and reconstructions, the major building works having been carried out between 1848 and 1869. Although the original 1848 church was replaced with a new nave in 1854, the church is effectively amongst the oldest churches in Victoria.

Transepts and chancel, designed by the noted architect Charles Vickers, were constructed in 1854, these were added to the original church (this is believed to have been a simple bluestone building which had been designed to accommodate later additions to the east). In 1857, the whole of the original church was replaced with a bluestone nave; the entry porch and tower are believed to have been erected the same time in the same program of works. The sandstone spire and pinnacles were erected in 1869 to the design of Sydney Smith. The north transept was reconstructed following its collapse in 1883. Evander McIver supervised the works. The interior of the church has been substantially altered a number of times, most recently in the late 1960s to accommodate liturgical changes. The church contains a baptismal font carved from a single piece of bluestone by the noted sculptor and Pentridge inmate William Stanford.

The Holy Trinity School was established in 1850 when day classes were held in the church. The former Holy Trinity School building was constructed in 1857 and is believed to have been altered in 1879. The school is amongst the earliest extant Anglican school buildings in the State.

The church and former school demonstrate the continued use and changing requirements of the Coburg parish, which is amongst the oldest in the State.

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    • Permit Exemptions

      HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH COMPLEX - 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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