Kew, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican
Year Built: 1863
Denomination: Anglican
Address: High Street, Kew, Victoria, 3101
Architect: Charles Barrett
Architectural Style: Later Gothic
Traditional Owners: Wurundjeri people
Last Updated: 19/03/2024
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History and Architecture:
First Services were held in a small building in Peel street and conducted by Reverend W. Baxter.
The present site for the church was purchased in 1862 for a sum of £125.00.
On Wednesday, 3 September 1862, the foundation stone of the church was laid after prayers led by the Reverend Selwyn Chase and an address by the Bishop of Melbourne!' The following particulars were placed in a bottle with several coins under the stone:
The stone reads, HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, KEW The Foundation Stone of this Church was laid by The Honorable Sir William F. Stawell, Kt. Chief Justice of the Colony of Victoria on 3 September, 1862 Being the 26th year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, His Excellency Sir Henry Barkly, KCB, Governor in Chief of the Colony of Victoria; the Right Reverend Charles Perry, DD, by the Grace of God, Lord Bishop of Melbourne. Incumbency - Vacant Trustees: Sir William F. Stawell, Kt; John Halfey, Esq; Charles F. Bradley, Esq.
Construction was commenced in 1862 to a design believed to be by architect Charles Barrett. Subsequent additions include an enlarged nave (1864), transepts (1873), extended chancel and vestry added (1909), tower completed (1913) and a chapel was built in 1922. Constructed in bluestone with presumably sandstone dressings and a slate roof, the Church is cruciform in plan with an off axis west tower and added chapels.
Joinery, furniture and fittings by William Howitt. Services of worship began in the church in March of 1863.
Clergy:
This list may not contain every serving cleric, past or present, for this church.
Further submissions welcomed.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 - 1860 | Rev Mr Baxter | Asst | ||
| 1860 - 1862 | Rev James Sullivan | Asst | ||
| 1862 - | Rev W. Chalmers | Asst | ||
| 1862 - | Rev R. Potter | Asst | ||
| 1863 - | Rev Rowland Hayward | 1831 | 1910 | |
| 1877 - 1878 | Rev Edward Skelton Goodhart | Asst | 1832 | 1884 |
| 1860 - 1862 | Rev Dean Vance | |||
| 1878 - 1881 | Rev M. H. Asche | Asst | ||
| 1881 - 1883 | Rev Henry Kelly | Asst | ||
| 1883 - | Rev A. D. French | Asst | ||
| 1883 - | Rev B. N. White | Asst | ||
| 1889 - 1890 | Rev Stanley Hinson | Asst | ||
| 1890 - 1892 | Rev Herbert Howlett Vale | Asst | 1857 | 1906 |
| 1892 - 1895 | Rev G. A.M. Pringle | Asst | ||
| 1895 - 1896 | Rev Alfred Ernest Jones Ross | Asst | 1868 | 1935 |
| 1896 - 1897 | Rev Philip Neeham Hunter | Asst | 1855 | 1919 |
| 1897 - 1899 | Rev Charles Edward Gayer | Asst | 1864 | 1935 |
| 1899 - 1900 | Rev Frank Lynch | Asst | 1868 | 1929 |
| 1900 - 1903 | Rev E. C. Thompson | Asst | ||
| 1895 - 1904 | Archdeacon William George Hindley | 1853 | 1936 | |
| 1903 - 1904 | Rev James Chambers Love | Asst | 1838 | 1928 |
| 1904 - 1907 | Rev Thomas Keyran Pitt | Asst | 1870 | 1949 |
| 1904 - 1934 | Rev Canon George Sutton | 1863 | 1957 | |
| 1907 - 1908 | Rev F. E.C. Crotty | Asst | 1879 | 1940 |
| 1908 - 1911 | Rev Perry Martin | Asst | ||
| 1911 - 1912 | Rev Walter Green | Asst | ||
| 1912 - 1914 | Rev E. E. Farquharson | Asst | ||
| 1914 - 1917 | Rev W. H. Johnson | Asst | ||
| 1917 - 1920 | Rev A. J. White | Asst | ||
| 1920 - 1925 | Rev Harold Davies | Asst | 1890 | 1967 |
| 1925 - 1928 | Rev S. J. Wilson | Asst | ||
| 1928 - 1929 | Rev William Eric McIvor | Asst | 1899 | 1973 |
| 1929 - 1936 | Rev F. A. Townsend | Asst | 1902 | 1956 |
| 1936 - 1943 | Rev A. J. Gamlin | Asst | 1884 | 1948 |
| 1934 - 1944 | Rev Alfred Roscoe Wilson | 1882 | 1964 | |
| 1943 - 1946 | Rev H. S. Simmons | Asst | ||
| 1944 - 1955 | Rev F. E. Thornton | 1885 | 1978 | |
| 1946 - 1948 | Rev C. M. Thomas | Asst | ||
| 1948 - 1952 | Rev Sydney James Muxworthy | Asst | 1898 | 1996 |
| 1952 - 1954 | Rev P. E. Dunn | Asst | ||
| 1954 - 1957 | Rev Albert George Horner | Asst | 1887 | 1962 |
| 1955 - | Rev J. D. Sansom | |||
| 1957 - 1959 | Rev E. T. Withington | Asst | ||
| 1959 - 1960 | Rev A. B. McGowen | Asst | ||
| 1960 - | Rev J. A. Goodridge | Asst | ||
| 1968 - 1978 | Rev G. A. Brown | |||
| 2020 - | Rev Robert Newton | |||
| 2020 - | Rev Robert Holland | Asst |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Centenary Holy Trinity Church of England Kew 1863 - 1962. LH 283.9451. CEN
2. Holy Trinity Kew 1863 - 1988 An Historical Record. The Reverend Dr A DeQ Robin
3. Cable Clergy Index.