Talk:St. James Church, Sydney
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[edit] re Deleted content
"- a purpose betrayed by the unusual classical form and central positioning of the northern porch (which also serves as the main entrance) -"
The reason that I deleted this is that neither the classical form nor the position of the porch are an indication of its purpose as a courthouse.
- The Classical form is neither unusual, nor is it any indication that the building was intended for a purpose other than a church.
On the contrary, at the date of its building, the classical style was still the norm. Of London's churches- St Paul's Cathedral, all Wren's churches bar one (as far as I remember), St Martin's in the Fields, St Paul's Covent Garden, are mostly classical.
The earliest churches in Australia are also Classical, St Matthew's, Windsor, being a fine example. There are a few, such as Port Macquarie, that have classical form but pointed windows. But Gothic Revival didn't really get going in Australia until Edmund Blacket arrived in the 1840s.
- The position of the Northern porch half way along the side is also not unusual for a church of that date. Northern porches are common in general, and the location in the centre of the north side seems to have been the norm, in Australia in the 1820s and 30s, see, St Matthew's Windsor, St Thomas's Mulgoa, St Stephen's Penrith while St Thomas, Port Macquarie has a door but no porch.
- In the early days of the colony, churches were usually multi-purpose buildings which served as either schools or courthouse during the week.
--Amandajm 13:54, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
