St Nicholas' Church, Floreat | |
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The Church of St Nicholas in the Parish of Floreat Park | |
The Sportsmen's Church | |
31°56′08″S 115°47′41″E / 31.935640°S 115.794790°E | |
Location | Floreat, Western Australia |
Country | Australia |
Denomination | Anglican Church of Australia |
Website | floreat |
History | |
Status | parish church |
Consecrated | 20 October 1962 |
Events | 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
Architecture | |
Functional status | active |
Heritage designation | Statutory Heritage List, Local Heritage Survey (Category 2), Municipal Inventory (Category 2)[1] |
Designated | 27 November 2018[1] |
Architect(s) | Bill Douglas, Louis Williams |
Style | Modern |
Groundbreaking | 24 June 1962 |
Administration | |
Province | Western Australia |
Diocese | Perth |
Archdeaconry | North |
Parish | Floreat Park |
Clergy | |
Rector | the Reverend Fr Gareth Gilbert-Hughes |
St Nicholas' Church is the Anglican parish church serving the Parish of Floreat Park in the western suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The church's consecration was in preparation for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, which were based at the nearby Perry Lakes Stadium. The church's jarrah pews were donated by various Australian sporting organisations and bear their badges. Hence, St Nicholas' has been nicknamed 'The Sportsmen's Church'.
History
editThe Parish of Floreat Park was carved out of the Parish of Wembley.
The Sportsmen's Church
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "St Nicholas' Anglican Church". State Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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