Stories by author "Natalie Carfora": 7
Stories
The School of Mines and Industry: Stained glass windows
In the late 19th Century, there was a push in South Australia to encourage practical instruction in engineering, mining and agriculture. By the beginning of the 20th Century, a new building was needed for The School of Mines and Industry. Prominent…
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral: Stained glass windows
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral was designed to built in stages, so that each section could be constructed as funds became available. As such, the cathedral was built between 1851-1926. As the first cathedral in Adelaide, St Francis Xavier is home to…
Pilgrim Uniting Church: Stained glass windows
Originally known as Stow Memorial Congregational Church, this church was built between 1865-1867. It joined with the nearby Pirie Street Methodist Church in 1969, and in 1976 the church was renamed the Pilgrim Uniting Church. The church is home to a…
Bertram House
Bertram House was built in 1897-1898 for the British and Foreign Bible Society,one of the biggest publishing movements in the world. First founded in London in 1804, the Society was responsible for publishing and distributing Bibles.
The building…
South Australia's Glass Merchant: Clarkson Limited
135-139 Rundle Mall was once the home of a well-known South Australian glass merchant business, Clarkson Limited. The business's showrooms were opened here in December 1932.In 1848, German migrant Heinrich Ludwig Vosz arrived in the Colony of South…
Art Gallery of South Australia: Angel of Faith and River of Life Windows
The only Tiffany & Co. windows in Australia can be found in the Art Gallery of South Australia. American-born Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of Tiffany & Company's founder Charles Lewis Tiffany, is widely regarded as one of the leading figures…
South Australian Museum: Montgomery and Grimbly Windows
The North Wing of the South Australian Museum is home to a set of stained glass windows that were installed in 1893. The windows were made in South Australia in 1880 at the Waymouth Street studio of artists, Montgomery and Grimbly. The windows were…