The Church of St Ambrose in Gilgandra was designed by Melbourne architect Louis Williams and constructed between 1920 and 1922 . Construction was funded by a gift from the City of Bournemouth in England. At the end of the Great War the people of Bournemouth decided to give a gift of 1,000 Guineas to the town in the British Empire that had contributed most to the war effort. Learning of the Coo-ee March and the critical role played by Gilgandra in the recruiting drives of 1916 and 1917 it was decided to give the money to this town.
The church is an amazing place with lots of architectural details. These wonderful memorial windows are set into the eastern wall of the choir. They were put there in memory of James Higgs and Elizabeth Helen Higgs.
3 comments:
Hi Great windows. Do you know who designed the windows?
Robin Grow
President Art deco & Modernism Society Melbourne
I'll check into that Robin.
The windows may be by Napier Waller.
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