Caulfield, VIC - St Mary's Anglican

Year Built: 1871

Denomination: Anglican

Saint: Mary

Address: 281 Glen Ira Road, Caulfield, Victoria, 3162

Architect: Reed and Barnes

Architectural Style: Gothic Early English

Traditional Owners: Bunurong people

Last Updated: 22/02/2024

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History and Architecture:

The first Anglican service held in Caulfield was conducted by the Reverend Samuel Taylor (from St Andrew's Brighton) and Reverend David Seddon (of Christ Church St Kilda) in Park Street.

In 1859 steps were taken to build a Church, which for some years was known as '"All Saints." Sir George Stephen gave a quarter of an acre of land, on which the Sunday School now stands, and the centre portion of the old Church was built, of wood, on a foundation of Bluestone.

An early English Gothic design by the architectural firm of Reed and Barnes. The Church is constructed of bluestone and was erected between 1870 and 1871. It replaced an earlier primitive wooden Church built in 1859. The Church was changed to St Mary's in 1864.

The Church was opened for worship by Bishop Perry on May 26th, 1871. The Church was consecrated by Bishop Moorhouse, on July 8th, 1884. The transept and gallery were added at a later date (1885).

St Mary's became Oaktree Anglican in late 2014 upon the merger of St Mary’s Caulfield and St Clement’s Elsternwick.

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
1861 - Rev W Baxter
1863 - Rev C. M. Watson
1864 - 1868 Rev J Stanley Low
1868 - 1898 Rev H. B. Macartney
1884 - Rev Philip Bailhache Curate 1833 1903
1899 - 1909 Rev Alfred J.H. Priest
1889 - Rev Henry William Howells Adeney Curate 1834 1931
1891 - 1892 Rev Colin Campbell Walker Curate 1865 1941
1893 - 1894 Rev William Carey Ward 1867 1940
1893 - 1895 Rev James Lacy Winn 1850 1923
1897 - 1898 Rev Robert Brodribb Hammond Curate 1870 1946
1898 - 1899 Rev Harry Frederick Goss 1870 1943
1903 - 1906 Rev Clive Meillon Statham Curate
1906 - 1908 Rev George Cox Curate 1871 1946
1920 - Rev John Stanley Wells Asst 1867 1927
1920 - Rev Charles Tunstall Boreham Curate 1877 1935
1922 - 1923 Rev James Townsend Curate 1887 1974
1924 - 1925 Rev Herbert Douglas Campbell Curate 1887 1960
1924 - 1936 Rev Albert Sydney Devenish Curate 1863 1947
1927 - 1928 Rev Herbert Henry Hammond Locum 1890 1955
1933 - 1935 Rev Walter Montague Corden Curate 1881 1951
1936 - 1942 Rev Leo Rubie Connell Curate 1880 1928
1939 - 1940 Rev James Robert Waterman Curate 1902 1974
1942 - 1948 Rev John Heyliger Dewhurst 1879 1972
1946 - 1948 Rev Eric Royston Baldwin 1922
1948 - 1962 Rev Edmund Franklin Cooper 1897 1963
1963 - 1964 Rev R. L. Braddon
1963 - 1978 Rev Cedric Caryle Cowling 1912 1978
1966 - Rev Christopher Nutter Thomas Dean
1971 - 1973 Rev Ian William Cox 1943
1977 - 1979 Rev R Lenthall Asst
1981 - 1985 Rev Colin Joseph Coish
2011 - Rev Mark Durie
2022 ? - Rev Mark Juers

Organ:

The first organ was removed to Christ Church Anglican Church, St Arnaud. The second organ removed to Wesley College Chapel, Prahran. The present organ was built in 1933 & electrified in 1951 by George Fincham & Sons. It has 3m, 13rks ext (54 spst), 6c, elpn. Altns 1981- W.S. Glasson (new console piston and stop action completed 1991).
A full description and photos can be seen here.

Source:

1. St Mary's Church Caulfied Jubilee 1858 - 1908 Souvenir Record of 50 Years. LTP 283.9451 H 62 S.
2. Cable Clerical Index.
3. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.