Creswick, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1861
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: John
Address: 103 Napier Street, Creswick, Victoria, 3363
Architect: Henry Richard Caselli
Architectural Style: Gothic Early English
Traditional Owners: Dja Dja Wurrung people
Last Updated: 20/03/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Church was built in 1861 in bluestone to the Gothic design of the Ballarat architect H.R. Caselli. The brick chancel and bluestone tower were added later.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 - 1872 | Rev Alexander Pyne | 1816 | 1897 | |
| 1872 - 1894 | Rev James Glover | 1833 | 1903 | |
| 1876 - 1876 | Rev Josuha George Morling | Reader | 1855 | 1906 |
| 1880 - 1881 | Rev William Henry Geer | locum tenens | 1848 | 1910 |
| 1890 - 1891 | Rev Matthew Daniel Williams | 1848 | 1920 | |
| 1895 - 1898 | Rev Alfred James Hawkshaw Priest | 1859 | 1930 | |
| 1898 - 1899 | Rev Edward Henry Davies | 1858 | 1947 | |
| 1899 - 1911 | Rev Joseph William Arnold | 1854 | 1919 | |
| 1915 - 1918 | Rev James Rowland Hill | 1861 | 1923 | |
| 1918 - 1921 | Rev Frank Horace Ingamells | 1878 | 1960 | |
| 1919 - 1919 | Rev William Dalton | Asst | 1857 | 1939 |
| 1920 - 1922 | Rev Victor William Nelson Lines | Curate | 1888 | 1975 |
| 1922 - 1923 | Rev Edmund Henry Hoffman | 1886 | 1964 | |
| 1923 - 1926 | Rev David Henry Teale Gosper | 1881 | 1941 | |
| 1926 - 1930 | Rev Conway Duncan Crigan | 1891 | 1986 | |
| 1930 - 1937 | Rev Leslie Underwood Alley | 1882 | 1966 | |
| 1937 - 1943 | Rev Albert Stanley Nicholas | 1886 | 1959 | |
| 1943 - 1949 | Rev Frederick Heatley Symonds | 1882 | 1962 | |
| 1949 - 1952 | Rev Gilbert Walter Thompson | 1903 | 1953 | |
| 1951 - 1953 | Rev Frederick Downing | Curate | 1892 | 1970 |
| 1953 - 1957 | Rev Frederick Heatley Symonds | Curate | 1882 | 1962 |
Organ:
The Organ was built by Fincham & Hobday in 1889 for the Wesleyan Church, Barkly Street, Ballarat. It had 2 manuals, 15 speaking stops, 3 couplers, mechanical and tubular-pneumatic action. It was renovated in 2015 and installed in 2016 by Hargraves Pipe Organs Pty Ltd in present location.
A full description and photos can be seen here.
Source:
1. Cable Clerical Index with permission.
2. Organ Historical Trust of Australia.