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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Door Ring Pull - St Mary's Anglican Church, Busselton

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Overview

Round metal ring on a flower-shaped base

Historical information

St Mary’s Anglican Church was built by the early settlers of the Vasse district. Its foundation stone was laid by Frances Bussell on 4 March 1844, and the church opened for worship on 11 April 1845.

St Mary's is thought to be the oldest stone church in Western Australia.

The church was named after St Mary's in Portsea, England where William Marchant Bussell had once been curate.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2020.613

Item type

Objects

Themes

Material

Iron

Inscriptions and markings

Engraved on the back of floral base, the numbers " 417"

Contextual information

This ring pull (or door handle) belonged to St Mary's Anglican Church, Busselton.

Keywords

Church Of England

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Last modified

Sunday, 20 September, 2026

Completeness

83

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