Territory Stories

Coomalie Chapel

Details:

Title

Coomalie Chapel

Other title

Darren Clark

Photographer

Clark, Darren

Photo number

PH0875/0069

Collection

Darren Clark Collection.; PictureNT; PictureNT

Date

2011-08-15

Location

Coomalie Creek

Description

In 1943 the members of 31 Squadron RAAF built a chapel on their base at Coomalie Airfield south of Darwin. After the war, the building was abandoned and over time, termites and fire reduced it to ground level. In 1992 Northern Territory University staff and students researched and rebuilt a Chapel over the original foundations. The Chapel has been recognized with both Territory and National Architecture Awards and has featured in Australian and International journals. This rededicated Chapel remains in use today as a quiet haven and a beautiful memorial to those who served.

Subject

church architecture; chapels

Digital format

3333 x 5000 pixels : 24bpp ; 50.03Mb.

Format

1 photograph : digital, col.

File type

image/tiff.

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/245071

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/589663