Original post 23 July 2020
Deserve to preserve ? This is the chapel at #KostkaHall, Xavier’s junior school in #Brighton that they’ve just said they’re closing. It was built in 1966-7, designed by prolific church architect #AlanGRobertson, one of the few circular churches/chapels in Vic, nice spire thing, but prob the best part is the #stationsofthecross #stainedglass windows by #AlanSumner, Australia’s premier early post war glass artist. The chapel was renovated in 2012, removing the breeze block walls not very elegantly, and plastering the internal sanctuary walls, but otherwise it looks intact. Not #heritagelisted (Bayside!) but the Victorian house ‘Maritima’ that was the core of the school is protected, though it’s altered and not terribly interesting. If the site is carved up for houses, going to be hard to fight for the Chapel ! But perhaps a religious school will buy it ?
Update 2023: it was bought by a developer, Golden Age, so no doubt will become house lots.
Storey of Melbourne 
Is that a list of Sumner’s work ?
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