Blackburn North, VIC - St Alfred's Anglican
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: Alfred
Address: 17 Springfield Road, Blackburn North, Victoria, 3130
Architect: Unknown
Last Updated: 25/01/2022
History and Architecture:
In 1883 a building had been constructed on the corner of Whitehorse road and Francom Street. This became the main centre for nglican worship but in 1889 it was moved to Box Hill and was later burnt down.
With the steady growth in population in Blackburn, by the end of the 1880s it was apparent that Blackburn would need a more substantial church to accommodate the number of families attending worship and to meet the needs of future growth in the area.
At this time the two leading Anglicans in Blackburn were Thomas Morton (after whom Morton Park on Central Road is named), who was the secretary and accountant of the Freehold Investment and Banking Company, essentially a real estate company; any. and George Goodwin, manager of the Blackburn Company Estate, a land development company. It was George Goodwin who laid out the plan for Blackburn as a 'model township' (and after whom Goodwin Street is named Mary, Alfred and George streets were named after his three eltie't. children).
The foundation meeting for an Anglican church in Blackburn was held in the home of Thomas Morton in Blackburn Road, was attended by George Goodwin and a local architect Arthur Clarke (who had designed the original Box Hill shire hall in Station Street) and Rev. William Green the incumbent of Box Hill and Surrey Hills parishes.
As the Francom Street building was to be moved to St Peter's, Box Hill, the trustees of St Peter's agreed to contribute £200 towards the cost of building a church in Blackburn. The Freehold Investment and Banking Company was prepared to donate an allotment, of 96 ft by 142 ft, between the railway station and Whitehorse Road, for the erection of a church on condition that a suitable building was put up within a specified time.
At the September meeting of the guardians Arthur Clarke submitted plans for a modest brick building of 27 ft by 25 ft for 'Church and Sunday school purposes'. Tenders were called in January 1890, and that of Garrett Bros of Box Hill for £384/17/- was accepted. A loan of E250 was sought from the diocese to cover the remaining cost of building and furnishing.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 - 1962 | Rev Kenneth John Brierty | Curate | 1933 | 2019 |
| 1962 - 1964 | Rev David Townsend | Asst | ||
| 1964 - 1966 | Rev Russell Bradden | Curate | ||
| 1967 - 1968 | Rev David Hawkins | Curate | ||
| 1968 - 1970 | Rev Alan Hoskin | Curate | ||
| 1970 - 1971 | Rev Clem Watts | Curate | ||
| 1971 - 1973 | Rev Tom Wood | Curate | ||
| 1973 - 1975 | Rev Bruce Hansford | Curate | ||
| 1975 - 1976 | Rev Ian Cameron | Curate | ||
| 1977 - | Rev Jon Pinniger | Curate | ||
| 1977 - 1979 | Rev Tony Copley | Curate | ||
| 1979 - 1980 | Rev Graeme Sells | Curate | ||
| 1981 - 1991 | Rev Graeme Sells | |||
| 1987 - 1988 | Rev Peter Danaher | Curate | ||
| 1990 - | Rev Anne Sells | Asst | ||
| 1991 - | Rev Blair Grace | Locum | ||
| 1992 - 1999 | Rev Rob Carter | |||
| 1993 - 1995 | Rev Peter Aggarwal | Curate | ||
| 1997 - 2009 | Rev Don Stott | Associate Pastor | ||
| 2000 - | Rev Keil Malen | Locum | ||
| 2000 - 2012 | Rev Peter McPherson | |||
| 2002 - 2005 | Rev Andrew Harper | Associate Rev | ||
| 2007 - 2009 | Rev Wei Han Kuan | Curate | ||
| 2010 - 2012 | Rev Dr Wei Han Kuan |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Windows of St Alfred's A Church on the Move. Garry Trollope.