PHIL GOATCHER, UNTITLED, 1922
Location: All Saints Church, 46 Venn St W (inside)
This mural painted by Phil Goatcher (1852-1931) in 1922, at the age of 70, took eight months to complete at a cost of 500 pounds.
The mural contains thirty individuals, ten of which are taken from history and town local dignitaries of the time. It is 11m long, 2.45m high and was painted on a canvas in the artist’s Perth studio, before being secured to the wall of the apse. The painting embodies two ideas – that of the Communion of Saints, and that expressed by the text, “Come unto me all ye that Labour”. The mural is considered to be the most outstanding of Goatcher’s work.
The mural had extensive restoration carried out in 1996, by Mrs Barbara Cena, who worked 12 hour shifts with her helpers to complete the restoration in six weeks.
Access: By appointment through the Collie Visitor Centre or Sunday service from 9am
Images: Taj Kempe
THE COLLIE MURAL TRAIL
