The St Andrews church on the corner of Rutledge and Trelawney streets Eastwood was demolished over the last two weeks. The windows and organ were salvaged for use in the new Uniting Church being constructed in Lakeside Road. Sadly there is no room for the old steeple which was lifted off the roof and placed to the side of the property, pending removal.
We can only hope that there is a parish somewhere that can use the steeple because it would be a shame to see the craftsmanship turned into scrap metal.
I checked back on the voting record for the approval to demolish, issued in 2003, confirming that I had voted against granting approval. It was a close vote in Council. At the time the reason for opposing demolition was that there was no development proposal before Council for re-use of the property. I feared that the site would remain as a vacant allotment for an indefinite period. There is still no development proposal before Council for this site, so we will now see how long it remains vacant.
We can only hope that there is a parish somewhere that can use the steeple because it would be a shame to see the craftsmanship turned into scrap metal.
I checked back on the voting record for the approval to demolish, issued in 2003, confirming that I had voted against granting approval. It was a close vote in Council. At the time the reason for opposing demolition was that there was no development proposal before Council for re-use of the property. I feared that the site would remain as a vacant allotment for an indefinite period. There is still no development proposal before Council for this site, so we will now see how long it remains vacant.
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