SANTA MARIA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH/CHAPEL RUINS
c. 1909Reproduction of a B & W photo of church building.
Features include a circular window above the main door, two Gothic-style windows (one on either side of the main door), a chimney on the right hand side of the building as we see it, and a sharply inclined gable roof.
In the foreground there is a man standing and several shrubs.
This photograph appeared in the Western Mail 18 December 1909, p.25 as part of a photographic spread (6 photos in total) about Newcastle, WA.
Details
Details
The Santa Maria Catholic Church, commonly known as the "Old Catholic Chapel", was once in the "Old" township of Toodyay (present day West Toodyay).
This building was erected between 1856 & 1859, when it was consecrated and opened by Bishop Serra.
It was then used as church & school. The first Priest was Canon Raffaele Martelli.
By 1910 this chapel was in bad repair.
For reference see pages 133-6, 326, 356, of Old Toodyay & Newcastle by Rica Ericson.
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