Andrew Patience Guest Speaker.

Andrew Patience

Andrew Patience is undertaking the refurbishment of St Andrews Presbyterian Church after being gutted by fire.

Andrew commenced work as a Stonemason after a 4 year apprenticeship.

Moved onto building masonry.

Melbourne has a lot of Victorian era buildings in the neo-classical style built during the gold rush 1850 to 1890.

Last 15 years as a builder in the restoration and heritage area, reproducing and replacing the fine detail features.

Has worked on Supreme Court, State Library, St. Paul's and St. Patrick's Cathedrals, St Jude's and Carlton Court House.

Employed by City of Melbourne and City of Port Phillip restoring fountains.

St Andrews gutted by a "hot" fire, as the 13 inch walls contained the heat.

All timber work will have to be replaced. Some masonry will have to be replaced. Had to deal with asbestos.

Expected to take 16 to 20 weeks to replace floors, pulpit, vestry, oregon roof trusses, roof and herring bone oregon lining on the ceiling.

At document stage at the moment.