点评:The main part of the church is one of very few buildings in central Melbourne which were built before the Victorian gold rush of 1851. This was well before the economic boom that occurred in 1880... which is where the city began to flourish with stunning buildings and was the wealthiest city in the world at the time.
Noted as the first church in the state, it was designed by Samuel Jackson in a simple Gothic style. Jackson was born in London and is noted as a pastoralist and architect. The following are his recorded works: the first St Francis', 1839; the second St Francis', 1841; the first Scots Church, 1841; St Patrick's Hall, 1847; St Mary of the Angels, 1846; Melbourne Hospital, 1846; St Patrick's Church, 1850; St Paul's, Coburg, 1850; the Tower House, Flinders Street; a residence for Colonel Anderson; and a warehouse in North Geelong.
The church had many adaptions over the years; a cedar ceiling (1850), a chapel (1856), a sanctuary (1879) and a front porch was added in 1956.
It is located on a very busy corner of Lonsdale and Elizabeth Streets. It is quite striking amidst the busy cityscape around it.
翻译:教堂主体部分是墨尔本市中心为数不多的在 1851 年维多利亚淘金热之前建造的建筑之一。这远早于 1880 年的经济繁荣……从那时起,这座城市开始蓬勃发展,拥有令人惊叹的建筑,并成为当时世界上最富有的城市。
它是该州第一座教堂,由塞缪尔·杰克逊设计,采用简单的哥特式风格。杰克逊出生于伦敦,以牧场主和建筑师而闻名。以下是他的作品记录:第一座圣弗朗西斯教堂,1839 年;第二座圣弗朗西斯教堂,1841 年;第一座苏格兰教堂,1841 年;圣帕特里克大厅,1847 年;天使圣玛丽教堂,1846 年;墨尔本医院,1846 年;圣帕特里克教堂,1850 年;科堡圣保罗教堂,1850 年;弗林德斯街塔楼;安德森上校的住所;以及北吉朗的一座仓库。
多年来,教堂经过多次改建;1850 年增加了雪松天花板,1856 年增加了小教堂,1879 年增加了圣殿,1956 年增加了前廊。
教堂位于朗斯代尔街和伊丽莎白街一个非常繁忙的拐角处。在周围繁忙的城市景观中,教堂显得格外引人注目。