Elmore, VIC - St Peter's Anglican
Year Built: 1877
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: Peter
Address: 44 Michie Street, Elmore, Victoria, 3558
Architect: Unknown
Architectural Style: Gothic
Traditional Owners: Dja Dja Wurrung people
Last Updated: 19/03/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Church is of Gothic style. Consecreation of the church took place on December 31 1922 when the Lord Bishop of the Diocese the Right Reverend Dr Baker declared the new parish.
The Church was erected in 1877 and was Consecrated on 31/12/22. The first Vicarage (later the Rectory) was built in 1893, at a cost of £400/-/-. The Parish Hall was bought and brought from Eaglehawk in 1920. Cost over <£400/-/-. In 1926 the Chancel was added to the Church at a cost of £525N-. The Porch was erected to the West end of the Church in 1956. Cost /481/6/6.
The front of St. Peter's Church, Elmore, showing the triple Gothic west-end windows which are a memorial to the late George Childs, whose widow still worships each Sunday at St. Peter's.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 - 1880 | Rev H F Tucker | 1849 | 1911 | |
| 1880 - 1880 | Rev William Kennedy Brodribb | 1847 | 1896 | |
| 1880 - 1880 | Rev James Aldridge Newth | 1847 | 1923 | |
| 1881 - | Rev William Jennings | 1847 | 1918 | |
| 1882 - 1884 | Rev Joseph Grundy Burton | 1853 | 1930 | |
| 1884 - | Rev W Cocks | |||
| 1887 - 1888 | Rev Henry James Howell | 1852 | 1913 | |
| 1888 - 1895 | Rev Thomas Waklin Davis | 1853 | 1933 | |
| 1895 - 1910 | Rev William Richard Elvery | 1862 | 1935 | |
| 1910 - 1912 | Rev Leonard Leslie Wenzel | 1885 | 1956 | |
| 1914 - 1916 | Rev George A.M. Pringle | 1863 | 1897 | |
| 1916 - 1918 | Rev H W.R. Topp | 1876 | 1939 | |
| 1919 - 1921 | Rev Frederick Albert Philbey | 1886 | 1947 | |
| 1912 - 1914 | Rev Edwin James Durance | 1885 | 1943 | |
| 1914 - 1916 | Rev Walter Henry Prior | 1886 | 1917 | |
| 1911 - | Rev Ernest Stanley Yeo | Curate | 1891 | 1961 |
| 1916 - 1919 | Rev Henry W.R. Topp | 1876 | 1939 | |
| 1919 - 1921 | Rev Frederick Albert Philbey | 1886 | 1947 | |
| 1921 - 1924 | Rev Herbert James McBryan | 1884 | 1966 | |
| 1924 - 1928 | Rev Maurice Theodore Jones | 1890 | 1944 | |
| 1930 - 1930 | Rev James Henry Ikin | 1898 | 1931 | |
| 1930 - 1934 | Rev William Keith Kenna | 1900 | 1987 | |
| 1934 - 1940 | Rev Charles Henry Patmore | 1894 | 1943 | |
| 1940 - 1941 | Rev Harold Hedley Ham | Acting | 1899 | 1969 |
| 1941 - 1945 | Rev Maurice Fernley Green | 1897 | 1992 | |
| 1946 - 1956 | Rev Reginald Thomas Fabian | 1906 | 1993 | |
| 1957 - 1961 | Rev Walter Charles Whitehead | 1910 | 1984 | |
| 1961 - 1966 | Rev George B.A. Scott | 1903 | 1966 | |
| 1967 - 1968 | Rev J. N Brake | |||
| 1968 - | Rev H E Cole | |||
| 1989 - 1993 | Rev A P Covington | |||
| 1994 - 1997 | Rev Robert Alfred Reid | |||
| 1998 - | Rev Ellis Stanley Jones | 1941 | 2020 | |
| 2015 - | Rev Ross Craven |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Contributions:
1. 2023 Honnie Lonsdale, photo of new interior.
Source:
1. St Peters Church of England Elmore Centenary Celebrations 1877 - 1977. LTP 283.9454 S22SA
2. Cable Clerical Index.