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St Andrew's Church, Brighton, is the Anglican parish church of the beachside suburb of Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1842, St Andrew's was one of the earliest Christian churches established in the Port Phillip District and predates both the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne and the colony, now state, of Victoria. Located in a large historic precinct in Middle Brighton, including a rare pre-gold rush graveyard, St Andrew's is one of Australia's most notable churches, known for its liturgical and musical tradition since the mid 19th century. The present building, opened in 1962, was designed by the noted Australian architect Louis Williams to become the cathedral for the proposed Diocese of the Mornington Peninsula following the planned division of the Diocese of Melbourne.〔http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/mobile/result_detail/160〕 Although the Melbourne diocese remained intact, St Andrew's was completed to be one of the largest church buildings in Australia; its vast and versatile space has been described as the "Cathedral of Light".〔The Anglican Parish of St Andrew, Brighton: A History in Celebration. Brighton, 2013.〕 St Andrew's maintains close and historic ties with both Brighton Grammar School and Firbank Grammar School. ==Location== Set amidst an extensive landscaped historic precinct 500 metres from the Brighton beach, the land of St Andrew’s Church is on the eastern side of New Street in Middle Brighton. The church lent its name to the other property boundaries to the south and east: Church Street and St Andrews Street. To the north, St Andrew’s grounds border Brighton Grammar School, as in the 1920s the school received in trust five acres of the original ten acres of land granted to the church in 1841.〔 The main church car parking area is entered from New Street, to the north of the corner of Church and New Streets; the entry to the car park is at the site of the rustic timber lych gate, built to the west of the church in 1926 in the Arts and Crafts style and possibly designed by Louis Williams.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Andrew's Church, Brighton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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