Notre Dame University ND8 - Holy Spirit Chapel
This building is found on the corner of Mouat and Croke Streets with an entrance on the northern side through the Bateman Courtyard.
Both Lots part 53 and Lot 54 was originally owned by Lionel Samson (1829-1837), the triangular part (Lot 54) was then briefly transferred to J.P Beete (1855-1858). Lot 53 was purchased by John Wesley Bateman in 1855 and he then bought Lot 54 in 1859.
The building on this site was Bateman's first home; a two storey residence with a cellar and verandah. He gradually acquired many other buildings on this block.
The north wall section of the Chapel with the two Stations of the Cross is all that remains of the original house. The current Chapel building was built some time after 1916. When the University purchased it, the building was derelict and had been used as Bateman Marine Supplies.
c. 1993: The form and style of the Campus refurbished buildings was a product of four main contributors: the University’s newly appointed architect, Marcus Collins, its interior decorator, Angela Chaney, its builder, Bill Fairweather, and Campus and Project Manager, Terry Craig. Refurbishment was donated by Father Tom Phelan and the Holy Spirit Parish of City Beach. The stained glass windows in the Chapel were designed by Ted Gowers, with advice from Father Peter Kenny SJ, and Father Tim Quinlan SJ, and donated to the University by John Honner. A feature of the Chapel is a large, rough-hewn wooden cross which has became an important symbol of the University, especially in graduation ceremonies, when each graduand is presented with a simple jarrah wooden cross as a memoriam of their time at Notre Dame. (reference)
The unique bronze Stations displayed in the courtyards of the Fremantle Campus were a gift from the late Diane Wansbrough, a Governor of the University, and created by artist Peter Schipperheyn.
The University of Notre Dame Australia is guided by Catholic faith and values, and so the Chapel is an important building for Notre Dame University. Mass is currently held in the Chapel Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 12:35pm for staff and students. The University's Holy Spirit Chapel (seating 120) is available for Weddings and during the Covid-19 pandemic the Chaplaincy went online: https://www.facebook.com/ChaplaincyFreo/
