St Paul's Church of England – Corner Victoria Road and Clarence Street, Loch
St Paul's Church of England in the South Gippsland garden village of Loch, first opened its doors on the 4th of November 1926. A stone was laid by the Right Reverend C. H. Cranswick, the second Bishop of Gippsland. Built on the corner of Victoria Road, Loch’s only major thoroughfare, and Clarence Street, it is situated in the very heart of the little town.
Built of stone with a roughcast pebbledash wall treatment, St Paul's is a picturesque little country church with no pretentions of grandeur. Designed by Melbourne architects John Stevens Gawler (1885 – 1978) and Walter A Drummond (18?? – 19??) it was constructed by local business Clarke and Bedford Builders. St Paul's is a classic example of an Arts and Crafts style of building, and beyond the wall treatment has other common qualities of the movement including; its original hipped corrugated iron roof, a stone base, picturesque English Gothic inspired windows and little panels of red brick nogging which decorate the piers to either side of the church’s doors.
St Paul's Church of England at Loch was built to replace the first church and Sunday school hall on this site that were destroyed by fire in November, 1924. The plans of the Church were prepared by
Melbourne architectural firm of Gawler and Drummond who designed a number of buildings for the Anglican Church during the interwar period, including the Churches at Korumburra in 1927 and Nyora in 1930.
The architectural firm of Gawler and Drummond was a prolific, though rather undistinguished firm that designed a range of domestic, industrial, commercial and church buildings. These include the McRorie house in Camberwell in 1916, the Fitzroy department store Ackmans Ltd in 1918, the Deaf and Dumb Society's church at Jolimont in 1929, and the Percy Grainger Museum on Royal Parade in Parkville in 1935.
Loch is a town in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia which was established in 1876. The town was named in honour of the Governor of Victoria, Henry Loch. Loch was established with the coming of the steam railway that connected it with Melbourne. Early in Loch's development, the townspeople recognised the need for a local and accessible school to provide the fluctuating numbers of children with an elementary and socialising education. Petitions were sent to the Victorian Department of Education for this purpose and by 1889 the school had been constructed and a Head Teacher, Francis William Clarke, appointed. In many ways the history of this school and its teacher provide valuable information about living in what was then an isolated town, and the efforts of its residents to establish a sense of place and community. Today Loch has had a major makeover and is no longer the dairy and market hamlet as it used to be. Loch Village, as it is now known as, is the garden village of South Gippsland and is well known for its picturesque beauty and small village bucolic charm. It has a thriving craft community with cosy cafes, charming curio stores, antique shops and galleries. The township is set back from the highway amongst colourful cottage gardens that spill out cheekily onto the street.
St Paul's Church of England – Corner Victoria Road and Clarence Street, Loch
St Paul's Church of England in the South Gippsland garden village of Loch, first opened its doors on the 4th of November 1926. A stone was laid by the Right Reverend C. H. Cranswick, the second Bishop of Gippsland. Built on the corner of Victoria Road, Loch’s only major thoroughfare, and Clarence Street, it is situated in the very heart of the little town.
Built of stone with a roughcast pebbledash wall treatment, St Paul's is a picturesque little country church with no pretentions of grandeur. Designed by Melbourne architects John Stevens Gawler (1885 – 1978) and Walter A Drummond (18?? – 19??) it was constructed by local business Clarke and Bedford Builders. St Paul's is a classic example of an Arts and Crafts style of building, and beyond the wall treatment has other common qualities of the movement including; its original hipped corrugated iron roof, a stone base, picturesque English Gothic inspired windows and little panels of red brick nogging which decorate the piers to either side of the church’s doors.
St Paul's Church of England at Loch was built to replace the first church and Sunday school hall on this site that were destroyed by fire in November, 1924. The plans of the Church were prepared by
Melbourne architectural firm of Gawler and Drummond who designed a number of buildings for the Anglican Church during the interwar period, including the Churches at Korumburra in 1927 and Nyora in 1930.
The architectural firm of Gawler and Drummond was a prolific, though rather undistinguished firm that designed a range of domestic, industrial, commercial and church buildings. These include the McRorie house in Camberwell in 1916, the Fitzroy department store Ackmans Ltd in 1918, the Deaf and Dumb Society's church at Jolimont in 1929, and the Percy Grainger Museum on Royal Parade in Parkville in 1935.
Loch is a town in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia which was established in 1876. The town was named in honour of the Governor of Victoria, Henry Loch. Loch was established with the coming of the steam railway that connected it with Melbourne. Early in Loch's development, the townspeople recognised the need for a local and accessible school to provide the fluctuating numbers of children with an elementary and socialising education. Petitions were sent to the Victorian Department of Education for this purpose and by 1889 the school had been constructed and a Head Teacher, Francis William Clarke, appointed. In many ways the history of this school and its teacher provide valuable information about living in what was then an isolated town, and the efforts of its residents to establish a sense of place and community. Today Loch has had a major makeover and is no longer the dairy and market hamlet as it used to be. Loch Village, as it is now known as, is the garden village of South Gippsland and is well known for its picturesque beauty and small village bucolic charm. It has a thriving craft community with cosy cafes, charming curio stores, antique shops and galleries. The township is set back from the highway amongst colourful cottage gardens that spill out cheekily onto the street.