Saint Ignatius School, Wentworth

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Saint Ignatius School, Wentworth
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The former Saint Ignatius School, in 2009
Location30 Caddell Street, Wentworth, Wentworth Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 34°06′42″S141°54′57″E / 34.1117°S 141.9159°E / -34.1117; 141.9159 Coordinates: 34°06′42″S141°54′57″E / 34.1117°S 141.9159°E / -34.1117; 141.9159
Built1911–1912
Official name: St. Ignatius School
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated1 March 2002
Reference no.1507
TypeSchool - Private
CategoryEducation
BuildersDucan McLean
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Location of Saint Ignatius School, Wentworth in New South Wales

Saint Ignatius School (abbreviated as St Ignatius School) is a heritage-listed former kindergarten and Roman Catholic school and now museum and National Trust branch office, located at 30 Caddell Street, Wentworth, in the Wentworth Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The school was built between 1911 and 1912 by Ducan McLean. The building was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 1 March 2002. [1]

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National Trust of Australia federation of non-profit organisations committed to promoting and conserving indigenous, natural and historic heritage in Australia

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Wentworth, New South Wales Town in New South Wales, Australia

Wentworth is a small border town in the far south west of the state of New South Wales, Australia. It lies at the confluence of Australia's two most important rivers, the Darling and the Murray, the latter forming the border with the state of Victoria to the south. The border with the state of South Australia lies approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the west. The town of Wentworth is in the local government area of the same name.

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History

Situated at the confluence of the Murray and Darling rivers, Wentworth was settled in 1840, town surveyed in 1958 and named in honour of explorer William Charles Wentworth. At turn of the century, Wentworth was the largest river port in the country, docking up to 100 paddle steamers a month. [1]

Confluence Meeting of two or more bodies of flowing water

In geography, a confluence occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river ; or where two streams meet to become the source of a river of a new name ; or where two separated channels of a river rejoin at the downstream end.

Murray River the longest river in Australia

The Murray River is Australia's longest river, at 2,508 kilometres (1,558 mi) in length. The Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains, and then meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between the states of New South Wales and Victoria as it flows to the northwest into South Australia. It turns south at Morgan for its final 315 kilometres (196 mi), reaching the ocean at Lake Alexandrina.

Darling River river in Australia

The Darling River is the third longest river in Australia, measuring 1,472 kilometres (915 mi) from its source in northern New South Wales to its confluence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales. Including its longest contiguous tributaries it is 2,844 km (1,767 mi) long, making it the longest river system in Australia.

St Ignatius High School, described as a "select" school, was opened by the Sisters of Mercy in 1892 and a boarding school for girls opened at the convent in 1898. Students traveled from surrounding areas, sometimes over many days, by horse and buggy or riverboat, and attended St Ignatius School each day. [1]

Convent Religious community

A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, monks or nuns; or the building used by the community, particularly in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.

A new schoolhouse was built in 1911 as a tall, wooden structure on the west side of the convent, where the nuns taught many extra subjects, such as languages, bookkeeping, painting, wax modeling art, needlework, singing, pianoforte, violin, etc. [1] [2] [3]

Description

The building is an unusual symmetrical structure of weatherboard construction. The single room structure has a centrally located entrance porch on the northern side. The main gambrel roof is clad with corrugated iron sheeting and the little gable over the porch has simple timber decoration. The building is supported on timber posts set in the ground. There is a curved, embossed iron window hood over the northern porch window. The former school room has a boarded ceiling and much of the internal joinery is intact. The large main windows have the appearance of double hung windows however, the sashes operate as casements. The building has been recently restored and repaired. A brick fireplace and chimney on the western side has been replaced with a replica. The original two- tone colour scheme has been rendered. [1] [4]

Porch a room or gallery at the front entrance of a building forming a low front

A porch is a term used in architecture to describe a room or gallery located in front of the entrance of a building forming a low front, and placed in front of the facade of the building it commands. It can be defined more simply as a "projecting building that houses the entrance door of a building or as a vestibule, or hall.

Corrugated galvanised iron type of metal building material

Corrugated galvanised iron or steel is a building material composed of sheets of hot-dip galvanised mild steel, cold-rolled to produce a linear corrugated pattern in them. Although it is still popularly called "iron" in the UK, the material used is actually steel, and only the surviving vintage sheets may actually be made up of 100% iron. The corrugations increase the bending strength of the sheet in the direction perpendicular to the corrugations, but not parallel to them, because the steel must be stretched to bend perpendicular to the corrugations. Normally each sheet is manufactured longer in its strong direction.

Gable Generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches

A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesthetic concerns. A gable wall or gable end more commonly refers to the entire wall, including the gable and the wall below it.

Condition

As at 29 June 2000, the property was in excellent condition following the 1988-89 restorations. [1]

The integrity of the property remains as no significant renovations have changed the original structure from that of the design in the early nineteenth century. The properties intactness adds to its recognition and overall social and historical significance. [1]

Modifications and dates

Restoration work was carried out between January 1988 and April 1989 for the National Trust. The project architect was R. Howard; and the builder was Denis J. Wynne. Roof repairs included patching and re-use of old sheets; the guttering was replaced. Brick fireplace and chimney replaced based on original drawing. Windows and floors Ceilings, front and rear entrance steps repaired/ restored. Exterior and interior repainted in original colour scheme. [1] [5]

Heritage listing

As at 3 July 2000, a small, unusual wooden schoolhouse with many original details and featuring an early colour scheme. Building is both architecturally and historically significant to the town of Wentworth and significant in its earliest contribution to the education of children from outlying areas. [1] [6]

St Ignatius School was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 1 March 2002 having satisfied the following criteria. [1]

The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales.

St Ignatius School is an example of "select" schooling in a town with a significant history as a major trading centre. [1] [7]

The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.

A most unusual and beautifully proportioned symmetrical building of rusticated weatherboard constructed. The intactness of the building also adds to the aesthetic significance of the site. The church like architectural design reinforces the association with religion, the building being the former site of the Catholic school. [1] [4]

The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.

Marked the dedicated service to the parish of Wentworth by the Sisters of Mercy. The long association with schooling in Wentworth has formed a social recognition within the community. [1] [8]

The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

St Ignatius School is of particular education value in allowing school students experience the type of materials used in euducation in the early nineteenth century. [1] [7]

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

The properties rare in the unique design of the small schoolhouse and the development of a unique social and historical background beginning in the early nineteenth century. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "St. Ignatius School". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment and Heritage. H01507. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ↑ National Trust Magazine, June 1989
  3. ↑ A History of Early Catholic Education in Wentworth - St Ignatius School 1911-1989
  4. 1 2 Howard, 1986
  5. ↑ Howard, 1988
  6. ↑ R. Howard, 1986
  7. 1 2 National Trust Magazine - June 1989
  8. ↑ A History of Early Catholic Education in Wentworth - St Ignatius School 1911/ 1989

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