Sts Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Bayswater, Perth

Петропавловская церковь (Перт, Бейсуотер)

AustraliaПерт (Бейсуотер)1952–1991Public buildings

The Russian Orthodox community of Perth grew out of displaced people who arrived after the Second World War. The congregation acquired land in Bayswater; until building could begin, services were held in an Anglican church hall. In 1952 the parishioners built the first weatherboard church with their own labour; it served until 1990 and the site of its altar is marked by a cross. The present rendered-brick church with an onion dome, modelled on a church in a Siberian village, was completed in 1991; on 25 February 2020 it was adopted on the City of Bayswater Heritage List.

Русская православная община Перта сложилась из переселенцев, прибывавших после Второй мировой войны. Участок в Бейсуотере был куплен общиной; до начала строительства службы шли в зале англиканской церкви. В 1952 году прихожане своими силами построили первую деревянную церковь, служившую до 1990 года; место её алтаря отмечено крестом. Нынешнее кирпичное здание с луковичной главой, образцом для которого послужила церковь в сибирском селе, завершено в 1991 году; 25 февраля 2020 года оно включено в список наследия города Бейсуотер.

Property abroad

EraChurch

FunctionChurch

Present ownerSts Peter and Paul parish (Australian and New Zealand Diocese, ROCOR)

Acquisitionbuilt, 1952

StatusIn use

As of2020-02

According to the inHerit record, the church was adopted on the City of Bayswater Heritage List on 25 February 2020; its condition is assessed as good and it is described as the only Russian Orthodox church in Perth.