Name/TitleSt Andrews Gaelic Church and Manse, Rathdowne Street, Carlton, c. 1870
About this objectThis illustration of the original St Andrews Gaelic Church and Manse, located on the north-west corner where Queensbury Street meets Rathdowne Street, has been viewed from the east across Rathdowne Street in Carlton Gardens.
The illustration was created in an oval shape, with the inscription "The Church as Originally Built. (With Manse.)" underneath. To fashion this image into a slide, a black border has been added slightly cropping the text.
In 1854 a two acre site in Queensberry Street adjoining Carlton Gardens was granted to the church committee, and a competition was held for a design of both the church and manse. George Reilly Cox won the first prize of £30 and was engaged to oversee the construction of both buildings.
The first services in Gaelic and English were held at the church in May 1855. Transepts were added in 1873.
According to the Sands & McDougall Directories the church was demolished in the late 1930s.
The Manse with its double veranda was not built until 1871, but still stands today at 101 Rathdowne Street.
One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund.
For more information about this image contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
MakerGunn's Slides (Firm)
Maker RoleSlide Maker
Inscription and MarksInscribed in slide border : "[TH]E CHURCH AS ORIGINALLY BUIL[T.]
(With Manse.)"
Measurements8.2 x 8.2 cm
Period1870-1880
Object TypeGlass slide
Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956
Subject and Association KeywordsPresbyterian Church
Subject and Association KeywordsRathdowne Street (Carlton, Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsCox, George Reilly
Subject and Association KeywordsCarlton (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsChurches
Named CollectionImages collection
Object numberGS-BCS-49
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