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Wentworth Memorial Church, Vaucluse

Wentworth Memorial Church, Vaucluse

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Hector Abrahams

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Abrahams, Hector

Hector Abrahams is an architect

Private collection

Christian church architecture

Church architecture in Sydney has at times been the most significant and exceptional in the architecture of Sydney. At other times, church denominations have settled on continuing a successful type, seeking to make a noticeable character across the region. As immigrants imported their traditions, they adapted to the materials and surroundings of the new country.

Anglican

Religious building

Memorials

Vaucluse

Eastern suburb located on South Head named after Vaucluse House. It is one of Sydney's most expensive suburbs.

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Wentworth Memorial Anglican church Vaucluse

Sophisticated Modern building designed by Clarke, Gazzard and Yeomans and built in 1965, as a memorial to those who died in World War II, on land bequeathed for a church by the Wentworth family.

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