Aquinas College Chapel

Aquinas College Chapel
Chapel of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas in 2007
32°01′30″S115°51′49″E / 32.0250°S 115.8637°E / -32.0250; 115.8637 (Aquinas College Chapel)
Address	Aquinas College, Perth , Western Australia
Country	Australia
Denomination	Catholic Church
History
Status	Chapel
Founder(s)	Christian Brothers
Dedication	Saint Thomas Aquinas
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Henderson and Thompson
Architectural type	Late 20th-century Organic
Completed	1966
Construction cost	A£83,370
Specifications
Materials	Mount Barker stone
Western Australia Heritage Register
Official name	Administration Building and Chapel, Aquinas College
Designated	17 December 2010
Reference no.	2396

The Aquinas College Chapel, formally known as the Chapel of St Thomas Aquinas, is a heritage-listed building located on the Aquinas College property in Salter Point , in the city of Perth, Western Australia. The building is owned by the Christian Brothers as part of the Aquinas College property.

History

The chapel was officially opened on 12 August 1966.^{[ citation needed ]}

The single-storey stone and concrete chapel was listed of the permanent register of heritage places by the Heritage Council of Western Australia on 17 December 2010. ^{[1] [2]}

The Chapel was one of the first Catholic buildings constructed in Western Australia in response to the impact of liturgical changes arising from the Second Vatican Council, with the Chapel's form and plan implementing the Council’s theological emphases on inclusiveness in worship. ^[2] Completed in the Late Twentieth Century Organic architectural style, the Chapel features innovative use of traditional materials and a curved form and design to complement its natural setting. Materials included the rare use of red Mount Barker stone, which had a limited distribution and is no longer quarried. ^[2]

References

1. Heritage Council of Western Australia Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Administration Building and Chapel, Aquinas College". Register of Heritage Places: Permanent Entry. Heritage Council of Western Australia. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

Further reading

• Florey, Cecil (2000), Canning Bridge to Clontarf: An Historical Journey Along Manning Road
• Massam, Katharine (1998). On High Ground: Images of One Hundred Years at Aquinas College, Western Australia University of Western Australia Press ISBN   1-876268-05-0