c. 1846-1853 Methodist Church in Brougham St , Richmond

ID: 8444
Copyright: library does not own image (image on public access)
Org ID: RL 57

Description: Image held by Richmond Library. A drawing of the modest brick building that served as Richmond's first Methodist Church. The site was sold and a new church begun in 1853 after the congregation outgrew the Brougham St building. For further information consult 'A century of Victorian Methodism' by C. Irving Benson. Melbourne : Spectator, 1935, and 'Melbourne churches 1836 - 1851: an architectural record' by J.M. Freeland, Parkville: MUP, 1963. The text underneath the picture (partly obscured) reads : 'Wesleyan Church. Brougham St. Richmond. Richmond's first Methodist Church. Opened November 8th 1846.' This image is a relatively recent photographic copy of the original drawing, source unknown.
Subject: churches

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