St Luke's Anglican Church

Statement of Significance

St Luke's is a beautiful and well kept example of church architecture with a century of continual use. With Alexandra Hall and the Rectory, it forms a small, Anglican precinct. The Church has been a social place in which generations of Mosman Park residents have regularly met and a spiritual place in which the important ceremonies of life have been conducted.

Physical Description

St Luke's Church has a traditional cruciform plan with limestone walls and a Marseilles clay tile roof. The lancet windows are not original, the original windows were too small and were replaced. The roof is supported by timber timber trusses with metal tie rods. The raking ceiling over the truss is of timber boarding. Around the walls are small ventilation boxes. There is a large rose window of stained glass leadlight high on the western end of the nave. Modern stained glass windows are behind the altar and on the south wall of the transept. The porch on the western end, stonework, lancet windows and doors, was added in 1956. The transepts and sanctuary are panelled with jarrah. There are jarrah choir stalls, pulpit and other church furniture. A jarrah font, carved by HB Howell was presented to the Church in 1899. The pipe organ, probably built in 1880, is considered to be the best example in Western Australia of the work of Hill, the 19th C organ builder. It was installed in St Luke's in 1924. This building is one of a group which includes the Old Rectory and Alexandra Hall.

St Luke's is set in well maintained, landscaped gardens with brick paving and limestone retaining walls. Close to the north is Alexandra Hall, across an empty lot, to the south west, is the Rectory.

Integrity/Authenticity

1904 additions of transepts and sanctuary to the eastern end of the nave were designed by J Talbot Hobbs. 1956 front porch and entrance to west and additions to vestry.

Condition

Very Good

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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