Glass … or the Absence of
This is the Church at Port Arthur, South East of Hobart. The foundation stone of the Church was laid in 1836 by Lieutenant Governor Goerge Arthur and was constructed by convict labour and the stonework prepared by the boys from the Boys Prison at nearby Point Puer.
The first service was held in 1837 and was used by faiths from several different denominations.
The Church had a wooden steeple which blew down during a gale in 1876 and in 1884 sparks from a fire lit to clean up around the nearby Parsonage caught the wooden shingles on the Church. Despite hte efforts of the local residents, the church burnt to the ground.
This is my contribution to the City Daily Photo monthly theme day “Glass”, only i have taken a different approach in that in this case it is the absence of glass as along with the building the stained glass was also destroyed. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
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Hilda on
Tue, 3rd Mar 2009 12:16 am
This is the most unusual interpretation of this month’s theme I’ve seen!
I love the stonework of the church. It must have been magnificent before the fire.
