Goolwa, SA - Holy Evangelist Anglican
Year Built: 1867
Denomination: Anglican
Address: Cadell Street, Goolwa, South Australia, 5214
Architect: G E Hamilton
Traditional Owners: Ramindjeri people
Last Updated: 24/02/2024
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History and Architecture:
In August 1865, the Anglican residents of Goolwa resolved to make every effort to erect a church in Goolwa. A building committee was appointed, consisting of Dr. T. Taylor, Messrs B. Sunman, T. Goode (merchant), Alan Doke, Newell, B. Varcoe E. Dutton, Smyth, W. Ray, Baldock, Joseph Field (butcher), Laffin, Shettliffe (later Shetliff), T.W. Higgins, Jones, S. Hake, Sewell, Knox, and T. Cursors.*
The land was granted to the Church in 1857 and the foundation stone was laid in January 1867. The church is built of travertine limestone set liberally in mortar and has a limestone clock tower with spire. The bell was presented in 1897 by Liet Col Higgins, the tower was completed in 1905 and the clock installed in 1915. The Church was opened in 1868. The Architect was G E Hamilton.
Before the Church was opened services were held at the court house. At time of construction the church bell was one of the heaviest in the State, weighing 340 lbs. The distinctive spire cost £300. The little hall at the rear of the church was built in 1855.
The Church tower, was built in stages; the first part (incorporated in the main building) was not roofed for some time. In 1876 the wardens were authorized to purchase materials (cost not to exceed 5) and fix a temporary roof and close in the clock holes, as a protection from the weather.*
The Bell was presented by Lt. Colonel T.W. Higgins in 1897, the purchase price being approximately 14 (see Inscriptions & Plaques, page 10). This bell was one of the heaviest in the Province, weighing 340 lbs.*
The little hall at the rear of the church was built in 1855.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 - 1858 | Rev John Fulford | 1822 | 1905 | |
| 1868 - 1891 | Rev Edward T Howell | |||
| 1891 - 1933 | Rev Thomas Morrison Boyer | 1859 | 1935 | |
| 1933 - 1937 | Rev L. B Riley | |||
| 1937 - 1941 | Rev G Cornish | |||
| 1941 - 1945 | Rev G P Hadden | |||
| 1945 - | Rev Arthur Stanley Webb | 1887 | 1952 | |
| 1945 - 1946 | Rev G Cornish | |||
| 1946 - 1952 | Rev V H.C. Sherwin | |||
| 1952 - 1958 | Rev Frank Beaumont Hewitson | |||
| 1958 - 1965 | Rev C. L Penn | |||
| 1965 - 1972 | Rev Reginald A. W. Haire | |||
| 1972 - 1984 | Rev A. M Lewis | |||
| 1984 - | Rev N. Lewis | |||
| 1984 - 1989 | Rev George Eliot Roper | 1883 | 1947 | |
| 1989 - 1990 | Rev P. Anderson | |||
| 1990 - 1991 | Canon A. M Lewis | |||
| 1991 - 1996 | Rev P S. Roper | |||
| 2023 - | Rev Chris Talbot |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. A Brief history of the Church of the Holy Evangelists SA 283.94232P3621996
2. Anglican Clergymen in South Australia in the Nineteenth Century. T.T. Reed.