St Aidan's Church of England

33 Toorak Road BERRINGA, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE

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St Aidans Church of England, Berringa

Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Conditions

    St Aidan's Church of England - Physical Conditions

    St Aidan's Church of England is located on allotment 4, section 14 within the township of Berringa, Parish of Clarkesdale.

    The church is constructed of pressed red brick, with a shallow pitched corrugated iron roof which is unusually shallow for a building from the Gothic stream. The style is perhaps best described as Federation Gothic. Two red brick turrets survive and extend beyond the roof line, capped with unpainted cement render. A photograph taken in 1924 shows a simple timber cross mounted on the roof apex, but this fixture does not survive today. A decorative half timber gablet protrudes slightly forward of the main gable with rough cast cement stucco between vertical timbers located on the eastern elevation. A small red brick porch serves as an entrance to the church. It features a single leadlight shouldered-arch window, with unpainted cement rendered sill & lintel. It has a corrugated iron skillion roof. The bluestone foundation stone is located on the eastern elevation of the porch. Another single leadlight shouldered-arch window, also with an unpainted cement rendered sill & lintel is located in the traditional position of a rose window. The church features three bays with three lancet arch lead light windows and a series of four decorative red brick buttresses capped with unpainted cement render gablets. The church features six vents located on the roof and four ventilators situated on the north and west elevations between the arch windows. The church is in very good condition and retains a high degree of integrity.

    A rear corrugated iron clad skillion is located adjacent to the southern elevation of the church, constructed during the late 20th century, with two aluminum sliding windows and a red brick toilet block aligned to the north. A neat white picket fence runs along the southern boundary, there are no significant plantings within the church grounds.

    Historical Australian Themes

    St Aidan's Church of England - Historical Australian Themes

    The Australian Heritage Commission devised the Australian Historic Themes in 2001. The following themes have influenced the historical development of St Aidan's Church of England.

    8 Developing Australia's Cultural Life

    8.6 Worshipping

    8.6.1 Worshipping together

    8.6.2 Maintaining religious traditions and ceremonies

    8.6.4 Making places for worship

    Physical Description 2

    St Aidan's Church of England - Physical Description 2

    Extent of Registration: St Aidan's Church of England, Berringa, to the of the whole of the building (excluding the rear skillion) including the interiors of the Church and the whole of the land, being Allotment 4, Section 14 township of Berringa.

    Integrity

    St Aidan's Church of England - Integrity

    St Aidan's Church of England is in very good condition and retains a high degree of integrity.

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Golden Plains - Golden Plains Shire Heritage Study Phase 2

    Author: Heritage Matters P/L
    Year: 2009
    Grading: Local

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