Melbourne, VIC - St Paul's Anglican Cathedral
Year Built: 1880
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: Paul
Address: Corner Flinders & Swanston Streets, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Architect: William Butterfield
Traditional Owners: Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung & Bunurong Boon Wurrung people
Last Updated: 05/12/2023
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History and Architecture:
St Paul's Cathedral is built on the site where the first public Christian services in Melbourne were led by Dr Alexander Thomson in 1836. Built in the Gothic Polychrome style, being partly early English and partly decorated.
The cathedral was built between 1880 and 1891 and was designed by English Architect William Butterfield. He resigned from the project briefly in 1882 and finally in 1884, and the building was completed under the supervision of Joseph Reed, who designed many of Melbourne's public buildings. Consequently the design of the spires differs greatly from those originally planned. The Cathedral was consecrated on 22 January 1891, but the building of the spires did not begin until 1926.
The three towers and spire were completed in 1933 to a design by Sydney Architect John Barr.
Clergy:
These names are now in the Database and can be searched individually.
| Years | Name | Annotation | D.o.B | D.o.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 - 1894 | Rev Hussey Burgh Macartney | |||
| 1894 - 1910 | Rev George Oakley Vance | |||
| 1910 - 1914 | Rev Reginald Stephen | |||
| 1914 - 1919 | Rev Charles John Godby | 1850 | 1919 | |
| 1919 - 1927 | Rev John Stephen Hart | 1866 | 1952 | |
| 1927 - 1932 | Rev George Ellis Aickin | 1869 | 1937 | |
| 1934 - 1941 | Rev Frederick Waldegrave Head | |||
| 1942 - 1947 | Rev Henry Thomas Langley | |||
| 1947 - 1953 | Rev Alfred Roscoe Wilson | 1882 | 1964 | |
| 1953 - 1962 | Rev Stuart Barton Babbage | |||
| 1962 - 1984 | Rev Tom William Thomas | 1914 | 1999 | |
| 1985 - 1999 | Rev James Alexander Grant | |||
| 1999 - 2008 | Rev David John Leyburn Richardson | |||
| 2009 - | Rev Mark Gregory Burton | |||
| 2019 - | Very Rev Dr Andreas Loewe FRHistS OStJ |
Organ:
The organ was built by T C Lewis and Co of Brixton, England in 1890, and over £6,000 were spent on its construction, shipping and installation before it was played at the Cathedral's opening in 1891. After a restoration in 1929 by Hill Norman and Beard another major restoration took place in 1989 - 1990. The organ now has four manuals with 44 stops and pedals with nine stops, all with electro-pneumatic action. It's housed in the Cathedral's South Transept.