Cathedrals of Corrugated Iron: Creations by Alf Couch
Kerry Marriott and Tony Critch

Item Description

Cathedrals of Corrugated iron is a collection of records, writings, quotes, anecdote, photographs and sketches about Alf Couch, a name known virtually by every inhabitant in the vat Murchison District in the period 1915-1950. Alf was a talented builder who left his trademark, the curved roof, on many shearing sheds within the Murchison and east Murchison area.  

Corrugated iron is deep in the heritage and psyche of colonial Australian buildings (or as architects say-the vernacular) so it has significance and cultural value. Corrugated iron is a common material yet Alf’s ability to work with this material transcends beyond the outback shed into the realm of the outback cathedral (Owen Kelly).

Available for purchase at Geraldton Regional Library for $34.00

[Item # 82]