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Alberto Dias Soares

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Reverend canon of St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn

Alberto Dias Soares
Photo of Canon Alberto Dias Soares
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseGoulburn
Retired1896
Orders
Ordination1857
by Bishop Frederic Barker
Personal details
Birth nameAlberto Dias Soares
Born(1830-11-26)November 26, 1830
Highbury, London, England
Died27 April 1909(1909-04-27) (aged 78)
Double Bay
BuriedWaverley cemetery
W-16-GE-SL-2302
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
Spouse
Catherine Tom Soares (m. 1857)
ChildrenCatherine Lane Soares

Alberto Soares Camilla Soares Rosa Alma Maria Soares

Alberto D Soares
OccupationAnglican Minister, Architect, Merchant
Alma materPutney School for Civil Engineers in London

Alberto Dias Soares (26 November 1830 – 27 April 1909), was a Church of England clergyman, who started out as a merchant, engineer and would later become known for his religious architecture as the Honorary diocesan architect.

Early Life

Childhood: 1830-1850

Born at Highbury, London on 26 November 1830, Soares was the fifth child of His Excellency, Manoel Joachim Soares, Knight Commander of the Cross of Christ in Portugal and Camilla Mary Basset Lodington. His father was Portuguese and his mother English.[1]

Soares was educated at Stoke Newington mercantile school and University College School. Soares then worked in his father's office. Soares was a trained artist (Academia das Belles Artes, Oporto, 1847 and in Paris).[2] Apart from an innate talent for drawing and art, his training as an engineer at Putney School for Civil Engineers in London[3] in 1849–1850 appears to have been his only qualification for undertaking architectural work.

Wife and children

In 1857 at Campbelltown he had married Catherine Tom Lane (daughter of William Lane and Catherine Tom),[4] of Orton Park, Bathurst.[3] Alberto and Catherine had five children:

  • Catherine Lane Soares — b. January 27, 1858 (1858-01-27), d. December 21, 1858 (1858-12-21)
  • Alberto Soares — b. October 5, 1859 (1859-10-05), d. May 14, 1860 (1860-05-14)
  • Camilla Soares — b. 14 March 1861 (1861-03-14), d. April 1, 1933 (1933-04-01)
  • Rosa Alma Maria Soares — b. 27 November 1864 (1864-11-27), d. April 1, 1946 (1946-04-01)
  • Alberto D Soares — b. 3 February 1867 (1867-02-03), d. June 20, 1901 (1901-06-20)

Career

Emigration

Southampton, 7 August 1852, Soares boarded the "Formosa" (a Screw-steamer with a displacement of 670 tons). He sailed for New South Wales, Australia with his brother Gualter.[5][3] Soares had visions of a career in engineering and of furthering a grand scheme that had been proposed for a colonial railway scheme to connect Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide with a central railway junction on the Murray River.[3] Once in Australia, however, he found that no-one was interested in the scheme, so he entered into business with his brother. After acting as tutor for six months, he left for Goulburn.[6] After emigrating, Alberto gained architectural experience with Edmund Blacket in Sydney.[2]

Priesthood

His life took a wholly new direction in 1855 when he felt, and answered, a call to the ministry of the Anglican Church. Soares began as lay assistant to the Rev. Robert Cartwright in Collector,[1] then taking Deacon's orders in May 1856.

Around July 1856, the Lord Bishop of Sydney (Frederic Barker) had appointed Rev. A. D. Soares, of Collector, a Surrogate for granting episcopal marriage licences in the diocese of Sydney.[7]

On 18 May 1857, Soares was appointed to his first incumbency at Queanbeyan as the Parish Priest.[1] Soares was ordained a priest on 7 June.[8][9][10][11][12]:1–3

Architect

As the incumbent priest at Christ Church, Soares had inherited a small building, which had been built in 1844. The church only measured a mere 44 feet (13 m) by 24 feet (7.3 m) and was considered an inadequate structure.[1] A report in The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser dated 14 September 1859, stated that the old Church of England, Queanbeyan, had been razed to the ground. Until a new church could be built, Rev . A. D. Soares performed divine service on Sunday evenings at the court-house, and continued to do so most likely until the new church was completed.[13] Soares, set about to design a new church in a Gothic Revival style. To fund the construction of the replacemnt church, Soares organised for the majority of the attendees of the opening of the Queanbeyan bridge on the 19th of August, 1858, to proceeded to a Fancy Bazaar, held at the Queanbeyan Court-house. The principal object of attraction at the Fancy Bazaar, was a very beautiful model of the proposed church, constructed by the Rev. A. D. Soares. The whole value of the goods exhlibited was £100, and the amount realised was hoped to be considerable.[14] The church was erected in 1859–60.

The church now forms part of the heritage-listed Christ Church Anglican Group in Queanbeyan.[15]

Church of England authorities swiftly awoke to Soares's value as an architect and, when the Anglican Diocese of Goulburn was formed in 1863, the foundation bishop (Bishop Mesac Thomas) appointed him Honorary Diocesan Architect.[15]:50–51[16]:319[17][12]:3–4 During what would become nearly thirty years practice as an architect, Soares would eventually design at least sixteen churches, as well as major extensions to St John the Baptist Church, Reid in the ACT.[18] St Stephen's in Queanbeyan was the only Presbyterian church he designed;[19] all the other churches were Church of England establishments.[8]

In recognition of his work Bishop Thomas appointed REV A. D. Soares an honorary canon of St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn, in 1876.[3]

Apart from his work as an architect for churches, Soares designed nine parsonages or rectories, three school buildings and two church halls. He undertook a small amount of private work as well, notably the Hibernia Lodge, a stately Gothic Revival residence erected in Queanbeyan in 1865 and now listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.[20] His private work included some role, probably in an advisory and supervisory capacity, for extensions to Duntroon House in 1862 and 1876[21]

File:Duntroon 1870.png
Duntroon 1870

and perhaps too for extensions to the stone Duntroon woolshed in the early 1860s.[22][12]:3–9[16]:185–360 He may also have designed St Matthew's Rectory in Kiewa Street, Albury, in 1859 and in 1874 the Anglican Rectory was constructed for Rev. James C. Betts.[23] Known as The Parsonage for St James' Church, Binda. The architectural historian Morton Herman described Soares as "an amateur architect of no mean ability".[24] The only comparable figure as a cleric architect in Australia is the Roman Catholic clergyman, Monsignor John Hawes (1876-1956) who practised in Western Australia in the period 1915–39.[25][8]

Although Soares designed buildings in such far-flung places as Balranald and Wentworth, it is not surprising that more of his buildings were erected in Queanbeyan than in any other location. He was based in Queanbeyan for twenty years and, during that time, designed seven buildings in the town. Two of them, a set of conjoined cottages in Rutledge Street and the Protestant Church Hall in Crawford Street, have been demolished, in c. 1983 and 1994 respectively. Of the other five buildings, four are listed on the NSW State Heritage Register, three of them - Christ Church, the associated school extension (1864) and the Rectory (1875) - as part of the Christ Church Anglican Group. The other NSW State Heritage Register-listed structure is Hibernia Lodge. The remaining building is St Stephen's Church.[8]

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Christ Church, Queanbeyan [picture] / A.D. Soares del. et lith

Later Life

Post Queanbeyan

Monday 1 Jan 1877, Rev. Canon Soares was presented with a farewell address and a purse containing one hundred and thirty sovereigns on his leaving Queanbeyan for Goulburn.[26] Soares was replaced by the Rev. Mr. Ware, of Deniliquin.[27]

West Goulburn

In 1877 Soares was appointed to West Goulburn and until 1881. In 1883 he left Sydney for London, returning via San Francisco.[6]

Christ Church

In 1884 he was made diocesan registrar, and around 1887 took up the role of secretary of the Church Society of the diocese. With his role as the organising secretary of the Church Association. Soares had secured a very nice parsonage, but much of his time was spent travelling through Goulburn's large diocese.[28] In 1893 he resigned as Secretary.[6]

Soares was offered archdeaconry of Hay, the archdeaconries of Deniliquin and Bombala, all of which he declined.[6]

In 1896, the Rev. Canon Alberto Dias Soares resigned the incumbency of Christ Church, West Goulburn.[29]

Retirement

In 1897 Soares retired and moved to Sydney. He resided at Bondi, Marrickville, Summer Hill, and finally settled in Double Bay, Sydney.[6][3]

Death

Soares died at his house "Highbury", on Bay Street, Double Bay[30] on 27 April 1909. He had been suffering for some time, before his death.[31] The funeral took place at Waverley cemetery. Canon Bellingham conducted the service, and he and Canon Archdall spoke of the pure, consistent, and helpful life of the deceased. Other clergymen present were Archdeacon D'Arcy Irvine, Canon Leigh (Goulburn), Rev. H. N. Baker, Newth, Martyn. Howard, Greenwood, Langford, Smith, and Waddell.[6][32]

He was predeceased by two sons: Alberto Soares; and Alberto D Soares and a daughter: Catherine Lane Soares, and was survived by two daughters: Camilla Soares; and Rosa Alma Maria Soares.

List of buildings

Churches

Other buildings, extensions and miscellaneous designs

  • Christ Church school extension, Queanbeyan[33]
  • Christ Church rectory, Queanbeyan[33]
  • St. Philip's school house, Bungendore[41]
  • St. Philip's Parsonage, Bungendore[53]
  • St. John the Baptist nave extension and chancel, Canberra[2]
  • St. John the Baptist Parsonage, later known as Glebe House[2]
  • Provided a sketch drawing for the design of Bishopthorpe Manor for Bishop Mesac Thomas of Goulburn.[54]
  • Parsonage of St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Albury[55]
  • Hibernia Lodge, Queanbeyan[56]
  • Baptismal Font[Note 1][57]
  • Saint John's, Wagga Wagga. Renovation plans for a tower, spire, and chancel, were submitted to the committee of the Church of England congregation of St. John's[58][59]

Notes

  1. ↑ It appears the writer of this article has the Churches back to front and the Baptismal Font is being made for St. Paul's at the Burra. The article states "St. Phillip's Church, Burra". Then further down the article it mentions "St. Paul's Church, Bungendore".

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Christ Church Anglican Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00043. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Charlton, Ken. "Soares Biography for AIA ACT RSA 2018" (PDF). Australian Institute of Architects.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Matheson, Ian. "Soares, Alberto Dias (1830–1909)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Catherine Tom Lane". Ancestry. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE". The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator (Sydney, NSW : 1848-1856). Trove, National Library of Australia. 23 Oct 1852. p. 14. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "THE LATE REV. CANON SOARES". Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940). Trove, National Library of Australia. 1 May 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "APPOINTMENT". The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser (NSW : 1848 - 1859). Trove, National Library of Australia. 26 Jul 1856. p. 4. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "St Stephen's Presbyterian Church and Manse". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H02018. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Death of the Rev. Canon A. D. Soares". The Southern Churchman. 12 (4): 5.
  10. ↑ Matheson, 1976
  11. ↑ "Journel kept by Alberto D. Soares while in Oporto and during the year 1847 (copy)". Ken Charlton.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Charlton, 1998
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  14. ↑ "OPENING OF THE QUEANBEYAN BRIDGE". The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser (NSW : 1848 - 1859). 21 Aug 1858. p. 2. Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
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  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Wyatt, 1937
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  18. ↑ ACT Heritage Register No. 20019
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