Churches & Cathedrals in Launceston
Churches & Cathedrals in Launceston, Australia
Churches & Cathedrals in Launceston
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- AlbywonSydney, Australia13,625 contributionsVisited at 9am Sunday morning which was between the 8am and 10am services. The band was practicing and the local members were very friendly. Some nice stained glass windows and nice warm feeling.Written 15 January 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Dan LBunbury, Australia8,536 contributionsThis was the former Paterson Street Methodist Church which opened in February 1868 after the congregation outgrew the adjacent Wesleyan Church. It became the Pilgrim Church in 1982 bringing together the congregations of Chalmers Presbyterian, Christ Church Congregational and the existing Methodists of Paterson Street. It was built in the Gothic style in both brick and stucco with the tower and spire possibly the highest in Launceston at that time. Its very ornate with flanking pinnacles and the wonderful traceried window in the front wall. The church was closed when we visited.Written 11 May 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Dan LBunbury, Australia8,536 contributionsThe first church on the site dated to 1842 and continued to serve the congregation until the 1890 when it developed structural issues and had to be replaced. The sign on the wall indicates that the new church was dedicated in 1898 and consecrated in 1902. Interesting to note that this substantial building was only Stage 1, it was intended that a nave and spire be added later and a ‘temporary’ corrugated iron wall was installed. The wall remained in situ for eighty years, and instead of the nave and spire, a narthex, office, kitchen and toilets were built. Overall a magnificent Gothic Revival style building exterior. Closed when we vvisited.Written 12 May 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- C...Victoria, Australia89,302 contributionsThe foundation stone was laid on September 15, 1864 and the church was opened on November 17, 1866. In a tradition reflecting dedications of churches worldwide, the church was dedicated to Mary, Queen of the Apostles.
Originally, only the nave was complete, and the transept, sanctuary and sacristies were added in 1888. The imposing bell tower and spire weren't installed until 1989, and blessed and dedicated until 1990. The Church of the Apostles replaced the St Joseph's Catholic Church, which resided at the same site for 20 years from 1842. The Roman Catholic Church took over the site in 1838.
It has been built in the revival Gothic style and as it stands now, it's quite eye-catching. It's worth a few minutes of your time to wander around and look at this.Written 11 February 2021This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Dan LBunbury, Australia8,536 contributionsTook the detour on route from Low Head to Launceston, nice scenic drive , especially through the English type village. The church itself is located in a scenic area beside the Tamar River. The sign summarises the story of its origin; Dr Matthias Gaunt and his wife Francis arrived from England in 1831. Dr Gaunt promised his wife he would build her a church if none existed where they settled. This historic church was the result. Services commenced in 1843. Its a bluestone Gothic style building, buttressed at the sides and with the turreted belltower in front. An audio tour is available if a visitor has a smartphone. Dr Gaunt died in 1874 and is interred in the cemetery.Written 9 May 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Dan LBunbury, Australia8,536 contributionsAlso known as St. Andrew's Kirk, it was the second Presbyterian church to be built in Launceston after the congregation outgrew the original, Scotch National Church, built in 1831. Dating to 1849 with the laying of the foundation stone by Lieutenant-Governor Denison. A time capsule was laid alongside. It was opened in December 1850. The church is Gothic style and built of local bricks with stucco render and sandstone decoration with the spire over the main entrance. In the intervening years there has been various restorations and additions, the latest in 1986 when a new vestibule was added. Certainly another imposing church in the CBD area. Closed when we visited.Written 11 May 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Dan LBunbury, Australia8,536 contributionsWhen I first sighted this church building, I wondered how it could have been allowed to become so decrepit in appearance, dirty looking and the outer coatings peeling away from the brickwork underneath. I was even more astounded when I discovered that the building is privately owned. I was informed later those appearances can be deceiving; the church was constructed with convict made bricks, some 600,000 of them and all exceedingly porous. The coating that is peeling is caused by using an oil based paint during renovations some forty odd years earlier and sealing the moisture in the bricks. Nature has a way of solving these problems, moisture expands, the paint gives way in sections and starts to peel from the building. I was told that it’s a process that will take some time as other methods of removal are likely to damage the bricks.
The building dates to 1859, the foundation stone laid by Rev James Lindsay and built in the Gothic Revival style to a design by William Clayton. It was named after Thomas Chalmers, founder of the Free Church movement in Scotland, became a Presbyterian ministry in 1896, a Uniting Church in 1977 and was deconsecrated in 1981. Under the peeling paint is a building that is highly ornate, with the tower soaring above the entrance topped with mini spires and arched windows around the exterior.Written 13 May 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Dan LBunbury, Australia8,536 contributionsAnother reviewer had given a fairly comprehensive summary of the church since its inception. The origins of the church in this locality date to 1873 when Henry Reed returned to Launceston. To cater for the growing ministry, Reed opened a new church in 1880 but died soon after. His widow and the church elders considered that the building was too small and construction on a new church began in 1883 and it opened in 1885. In the intervening years only the name has changed. Lovely red brick with arched windows and belltower over the entry.Written 13 May 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Dan LBunbury, Australia8,536 contributionsThis Gothic Revival style church has a chequered history, today’s scaled back version displaying little of the grandeur envisioned by Thomas Reibey of Entally House and architects, W.G. & E Habershon, a design similar to St Mary’s in Lutterworth, England. The foundation stone was laid in December 1868. Reibey was largely funding the construction, but became embroiled in scandal in 1870, allegedly because of a liaison with a married woman. The scandal, his wife’s declining health, and deteriorating property values left him short of funds and construction halted. The walls were unfinished and there was no roof. In 1957 local parishioners became interested in completing the structure and engaged the services of a Launceston builder. A combination of volunteers and the builder completed a scaled back version of the original structure in 1961 when the first service was held. The church was consecrated in 1973. The shading on the walls indicated the line between old and new. In 2018 the church was considered for sale as part of the Anglican Church Redress fundraising measures and the last services were held there. I’m unsure if there has been later intervention but the signage indicates daylight hours access to the cemetery only.Written 16 May 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.