St Paul’s Catholic Church
10 Gay St, Oatlands
Photography: Alastair Scott
Architect: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
St Paul’s Catholic Church in Oatlands was designed in 1843 by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, England’s greatest early Victorian architect and designer, who was a close friend of the first Catholic Bishop of Hobart Town, Robert William Willson. Pugin is best known for having designed the exterior and interior detail of the British Houses of Parliament. The construction of St. Paul’s was supervised by Hobert architect Frederick Thomas, and it was opened on 26 February 1851. St. Paul’s is a perfect example of Pugin’s ideal for the revival of a small medieval village church.
Open: Saturday 1 November, 10am-1pm & Sunday 2 November, 1pm-4pm
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Oatlands
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We watched the last-minute bidding war on some items (looking at your chair, @other_furniture_) with absolute glee; because, together, you helped raise over $8000 for the Hobart Women's Shelter @hobartwomensshelter. Legends. THANK YOU!!
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