Anglican Church (fmr)

Statement of Significance

Aesthetic Value: With its simple form and modest finish, the building complements the surrounding residential buildings from the same era and contributes to the streetscape of both Medina Avenue and Hoyle Road.

Historic Value: The place has historic value as the first Anglican Church built for residents of Kwinana.

Social value: The church is valued by the congregation who regularly attend the church and for those members of the community who attend the place for social events.

Representativeness: The modest scale and form of the church is representative of suburban churches built in the 1950s

Level of significance: Some

Physical Description

The place comprises a modest single-storey building located on the corner of Hoyle Road and Medina Avenue, an element of a complex of Salvation Army buildings.
The building has been constructed in at least two stages, with the southernmost part of the building, oriented east-west, being the main church hall, as distinguished by the small cross fixed to the apex of its gable roof. The secondary range running north south has followed a similar construction form and was built in the early 1970s.
The painted face brick walls of the hall have regularly spaced piers to the north and south elevations, with timber-framed sash windows in between. A wing extends northward, with a similar rectangular plan, low pitched gable roof and regularly spaced brick piers, although the windows between piers on this wing are metal framed.
The roofs of each wing are clad with corrugated metal cladding painted red.

History

The Anglican residents of Kwinana held services as early as 1953 in the church house located on Medina Avenue. Rev M.R.H. Norton was appointed in April 1953 by the Archbishop of Perth to be in charge of the Rockingham district which included Medina and Kwinana.
Construction of the church building was discussed throughout 1953 however did not appear to progress immediately. The building was dedicated by Archbishop Moline on 8 June 1958 and designated as the Church of All Saints. The small church hall located to the east of the church, facing Hoyle Road, was built soon after to a design by honorary architect Milton J. Boyce. This information suggests that Boyce, who was achitect with the City of Perth, was also the designer of the church.
The original church consisted only of the wing parallel to Hoyle Road. The porch addressing the Medina Avenue was built shortly after the construction of the church and the wing built from the north elevation parallel to Medina Avenue was constructed in the early 1970s.
The clergy stationed at Medina were:
•1958 W.K. Elphick
•1959-1963 G. Kingston
•1963-1964 A.J. Scott
•1964-1970 R.H. Langshaw
•1970-1975 J.B. Bowyer
•1975-1986 D.L. Prescott
In 1983, the property was sold to the Salvation Army and a new church built in Parmelia. The Salvationists re-opened the building on 11 February 1984 with Commissioner E. Burrows officiating. The church and hall continue to be part of the Salvation Army complex.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate
Authenticity: High

Condition

Good

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