Appeals filed under: Building Interior

Sitting in the middle of Torrens Square, Augusta Street, St Peter’s Anglican Church has a unique place in the heart of Glenelg and South Australia. A new conservation appeal will support the ongoing preservation of this important church for future generations. Torrens Square was set aside for a church at Glenelg by Colonel William Light in 1839. The first church, built in 1852, was reported by the SA Register (29 […]  Read More »

The Pilgrim Uniting Church building, dedicated in 1867 as Stow Memorial Congregational Church, is a beautiful example of ‘Revival Gothic’ architecture. The magnificent organ, originally installed in the Pirie Street Methodist Church in 1855, was the largest in the colony and has been continually upgraded since then. It was rebuilt into the south gallery of Pilgrim Uniting Church in 1973 when the Pirie Street Methodist Church closed. The Church building […]  Read More »

The Capri Theatre is an iconic South Australian venue which was added to the State Heritage list in 1991. Originally opened in 1941 as the Goodwood Star Theatre and later purchased by the Theatre Organ Society of Australia (TOSA) SA in 1978, it is an independent not-for-profit cinema run by a network of generous volunteers. TOSA SA have gradually renovated and restored much of the theatre to its 1941 Art-deco/Moderne […]  Read More »

St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral is the oldest Catholic Cathedral in Australia and the heart of Catholic life in Adelaide. Located in Victoria Square, the building is considered a major Australian work in the Gothic Revival style. Much has been done in recent years to restore the building’s exterior. Now, the focus of restoration work is moving to the interior of the church, including upgrading the church’s organ. Stage One of […]  Read More »