Poonindie, SA - St Matthew's Anglican
Year Built: 1854 - 1855
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: Matthew
Address: 1528 Lincoln Highway, Poonindie, South Australia, 5607
Architect: Unknown
Architectural Style: Romanesque
Last Updated: 31/10/2024
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History and Architecture:
The Church was built in 1854/55 under the hand of Tom Coffin, the master mason with assistance from the residents of the Mission at the time. At first Hale intended it to be the school, but on completion it became the church serving both the mission and the local community.
The Willochran" October 1' 1931. (Extract from an article by Archdeacon Snow) "The then Bishop of Adelaide, Bishop Short, speaks once of a "chapel" in one of his letters and some visitor writes of what he calls the village of Poonindie.
The stone came from the bed of the Tod River and is of many colours, the stone of one course is laid diagonally, the next in an opposite direction. The quoins are of warm red bricks; handmade from the clay from the clay pits and puddled by bullocks a few hundred yards away and the roof was thatched with grass from the nearby swamps. But the great feature of interest on the wall facing towards the hills, is the handsome chimney-stack of Tudor design, which provides a fireplace for which is now the nave - and one for the loft above - where once the schoolmaster lived, visitors often slept and classes were held on occasions. A winding staircase gives entrance from the nave.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 - 1856 | Rev Mathew Blagden Hale | 1811 | 1895 | |
| 1857 - 1865 | Rev Octavius Hammond | |||
| 1867 - | Rev Frederick Slaney Poole | Lay Reader | 1845 | 1936 |
| 1868 - 1876 | Rev Robert William Holden | 1841 | 1915 | |
| 1879 - 1881 | Rev James Orchard | With Pt Lincoln | 1841 | 1908 |
| 1882 - 1886 | Rev Thomas Blackburn | With Pt Lincoln | 1844 | 1912 |
| 1887 - 1891 | Rev Thomas William Swann | With Pt Lincoln | 1846 | 1896 |
| 1892 - 1895 | Rev William Cooke | With Pt Lincoln | 1848 | 1928 |
| 1898 - 1902 | Rev Walter Henry Howard | With Pt Lincoln | 1858 | 1947 |
| 1902 - 1904 | Rev Humphrey Thomas Wightwick | With Pt Lincoln | 1872 | 1939 |
| 1904 - 1910 | Rev George Shepheard Ives | With Pt Lincoln | 1858 | 1917 |
| 1910 - 1913 | Rev Hew Fergusson Severn | With Pt Lincoln | 1877 | 1966 |
| 1913 - | Rev Harry Woodforde Snow | With Pt Lincoln | 1859 | 1946 |
| 1928 - 1934 | Rev William Morgan Davies | With Pt Lincoln | 1893 | 1951 |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. Notice Board insdie church porch.
2. Cable Clerical Index with permission.