Aldgate, SA - Church of the Ascension Anglican
Year Built: 1892
Denomination: Anglican
Address: 4 Arkaba Road, Aldgate, South Australia, 5154
Architect: Dean Walter Berry
Traditional Owners: Peramangk & Kaurna people
Last Updated: 27/12/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Foundation stone of the church was laid on October 22 1892. The Church is a simple stone and brick building 20 feet x 30 feet. An extension of just over 3 meters was made at the eastern end, and a porch and vestry were added in 1961. The Architect for this was Dean W. Berry and the builder was H.J. Were.
Architectural: Random coursed stone walls with brick quoins. Gable ended roof clad with corrugated galvanised iron. Gable ended porch with bardeboards. Pointed arched windows with hoods. Random rubble stone extension. A small church was built 1889-99, and basic improvements continued until 1912. A growing population prompted extensions to the main building (new sanctuary, porch and vestry) completed 1961.The sundial in front of the church commemorates Walter Hervey Bagot (1880-1963).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 - 1900 | Rev Percy William Wise | 1870 | 1950 | |
| 1900 - 1901 | Rev Francis Herbert Stokes | 1854 | 1929 | |
| 1909 - 1914 | Rev Leonard Thomas Maund | With Crafers | 1876 | 1951 |
| 1914 - 1926 | Rev Reginald Kingsmill Collisson | With Crafers | 1857 | 1932 |
| 1926 - 1956 | Rev Henry Edward Inger | 1882 | 1963 | |
| 1956 - 1966 | Rev Colin Carew Chittleborough | 1901 | 2001 | |
| 2010 - | Rev Peter Balabanski | |||
| 2024 - | Rev Andy Wurm | approx start date |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. The Church website
2. Cable Clerical Index with permission
3. Stirling-Heritage-Study-Vol-1-1985