Bagot’s ecclesiastical work included work for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese from 1905-26. Bagot designed St Patrick’s Church on Grote Street, Adelaide with the foundation stone laid in 1912. Bagot perceived a living link between his own practice and historical works. While in Europe in May 1914 he assessed St Patrick’s Cathedral against Brunelleschi’s renowned fifteenth century Church of San Lorenzo. In a letter to Laybourne Smith he wrote: ‘Critically examining San Lorenzo I was pleased to find that the proportions of St P. which is wider in relation to height did not compare badly & the higher clerestory at St P. is I think an advantage’ (Bagot to Laybourne Smith, 25 May 1914). While his words show confidence in the appropriateness of the design of St Patrick’s they also suggest his ability to appreciate the qualities and lessons of historical exemplars.
See also Marsden, S, Sumerling, P and Stark, P (1990) Heritage of the City of Adelaide, Corporation of the City of Adelaide, Adelaide, p60. | 
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