Ballan, VIC - St John's Anglican

Year Built: 1862

Denomination: Anglican

Saint: John

Address: 56 Simpson Street, Ballan, Victoria, 3342

Architect: Unknown

Traditional Owners: Wadawurrung people

Last Updated: 26/01/2023

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History and Architecture:

Built in 1862 and consecrated in 1879 of locally mined bluestone, this typically Gothic church, which has seating capacity of 150, originally featured a high pitched roof of slate, that was replaced with terra cotta tiles in the 1950s. At the same time the original concrete floor was replaced with Tasmanian hardwood. An entrance porch was also added.

There are seven stained glass windows and a noteworthy lectern and font. In memory of the longest serving vicar in Ballan a front fence was erected in 1937 with stone pillars, an iron arch and gates, celebrating the memory of pioneers of the district.

St John's Bungaree is another notable bluestone church built in 1867 and along with St James Morrisons forms the parish of Ballan / Bungaree was officially opened in July 1866.

Clergy:

These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.

Years	Name	Annotation	D.o.B	D.o.D
1849 - 1853	Rev William Hall	Curate	1811	1887
1853 -	Rev J. W. Schoales		1820	1904
1854 -	Rev John Potter		1827	1881
1856 - 1859	Rev John Theophilus Schleicher		1818	1892
1859 - 1865	Rev Henry Edward Windle		1834	1919
-	Mr Henry Forde Scott		1840	1912
-	Rev H.I. Edwards
1870 - 1874	Rev L. A. Baker
1874 - 1877	Rev George Fredierck Cross		1844	1917
-	Rev Julius Lewis		1850	1920
1879 -	Rev Colin Campbell	Curate
1879 - 1884	Rev John Edward Francis May		1847	1896
1884 - 1889	Rev W. H. Geer		1848	1910
1889 - 1899	Rev J. C. Atkinson		1854	1923
1899 - 1904	Rev James Herbert Chaseling		1871	1939
1904 -	Rev John Clayton Rae	Curate	1864	1929
1910 - 1915	Rev Frederick Ellerker Lewin		1862	1946
1915 - 1934	Rev W. E. Kaneen		1864	1937
1935 -	Rev Leslie Cula	Padre 2 A.I.F.	1896	1944
1947 - 1948	Rev Vernon Harold Jenkyn		1885	1973
1948 -	Rev Wilfrid Henry Chamberlain		1888	1953
1976 - 1985	Rev Thomas M. Pamflett
1985 - 1986	Rev Andrew Emmanuel Peters
-	Rev C. O. Anderson
-	Rev John Guest	Lay Reader
-	Rev Arthur Bell

Contributions:

1. Information supplied by the Bungaree Historical Society

Source:

1. Cable Clerical Index.