St Mark's Church of England Parish Hall - Burke Road, Camberwell

            St Mark's Church of England is a smart rendered brick church which stands proudly on a prominent block on the corner of the busy thoroughfares of Burke and Canterbury Roads in the leafy inner eastern suburb of Camberwell.  Next to it stands a pretty red brick Arts and Crafts parish hall.

St Mark's Parish was first established in 1912, as ribbon housing estates and developments were established along the Burke Road tramline.  In 1914, a church hall, designed by Louis Reginald Williams and Alexander North, was built to be used for all church services and any parish activities on a temporary basis.  The temporary accommodation lasted for fourteen years, until St Mark's Church of England was built between 1927 and 1928.  

The original parish hall is very domestic in style, and is built from red bricks with stone banding.  The building's belfry with its wooden detailing and squat design is typical of the Arts and Crafts movement, as are the stained glass windows of muted blue, green and yellow glass.  Louis Williams loved designing in the Arts and Crafts style, and was equally enthusiastic about Gothic architecture, so the hall features a small amount of detailed gothic detailing which seems somewhat at odds to the rest of the building’s uncluttered design.

Louis Reginald Williams (1890 – 1980) was born in Hobart, Tasmania and attended school at Queen’s College.   His father was a furniture manufacturer, and the family was very religious. Louis’ interest in churches guided him into choosing a career in architecture.  He was trained by architect Alexander North, with whom Louis eventually formed a joint partnership when they moved to mainland Australia and set up an architectural firm, Williams and North, in Little Collins Street in Melbourne.  Although Louis was commissioned to design commercial buildings and houses, it is for his ecclesiastical buildings that he is best known.  He worked mostly in either traditional Gothic or Arts and Crafts styles.  Not only was he concerned about the exteriors of his churches, but the interiors as well, and he maintained a group of skilled craftsmen whom he trusted to create his designs for furniture and fittings to harmonise with the buildings he created. He also advised on stained glass, lighting and even mosaic tiling, and no detail was too small for Louis.  He designed churches throughout Australia for the Church of England, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Methodists and the Christian Scientists.  His career lasted for nearly sixty-five years until he was in his mid eighties.

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Taken on: September 15, 2014

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