1961
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MAITLAND-NEWCASTLE
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PARISH OF ST PAUL RUTHERFORD |
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FOUNDED 1961 |
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DIOCESE MAITLAND-NEWCASTLE |
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PARISH CHURCH OF ST PAUL |
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| PARISH |
| THE RAPID EXPANSION OF THE CITY OF MAITLAND IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE 20th CENTURY SAW THE ABSORPTION OF A NUMBER OF SMALL VILLAGES AND THEIR CONVERSION INTO NEW DORMITORY SUBURBS. ONE SUCH WAS RUTHERFORD WHICH IS TODAY A VIBRANT URBAN COMMUNITY ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF GREATER MAITLAND. THE PARISH OF RUTHERFORD WAS FORMED IN 1961 AS THE AREA BEGAN TO DEVELOP. TODAY IT FORMS THE THIRD OF THE THREE PARISHES WHICH MAKE UP THE GREATER MAITLAND AREA. NEXT |
| CHURCH |
| THE LARGE CHURCH OF ST PAUL IS TYPICAL OF THE LATE 1960's / EARLY 1970's STYLE OF CHURCH IN ITS MIXTURE OF MODERN AND TRADITIONAL DESIGN ELEMENTS. AN IMPRESSIVE CHURCH WHICH DOMINATES ITS SURROUNDINGS, IT CONSISTS OF A CENTRAL OPEN PLAN NAVE, A WIDE PORCH AND A DISTINCT CHANCEL RISING ABOVE THE CHURCH AS A WHOLE. A STATUE OF THE PATRON, ST PAUL GRACES THE ENTRANCE AND AN ATTRACTIVE GARDEN PROVIDES A PLEASANT SETTING. TOP HISTORIC CHURCHES |
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