Port Fairy, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1853
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: John
Address: 21 Regent Street, Port Fairy, Victoria, 3284
Architect: Nathaniel Billing
Architectural Style: Gothic Early English
Traditional Owners: Gunditjmara people
Last Updated: 04/07/2024
History and Architecture:
The Church was erected between 1853 and 1856 from a design of local architect, Nathaniel Billing, on land given by James Atkinson. The contractors were Perry and Company. The early English Gothic style church, of Latin cross plan and cathedral proportions, was built of basalt with Merri freestone dressings and carvings by Walter McGill. The tower was completed in 1857.
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 |
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1848 - 1866 | Rev Thomas Henry Braim | 1814 | 1891 | |
1888 - 1888 | Rev Richard Heffernan | 1857 | 1938 | |
1895 - 1897 | Rev Henry Charles Edward Morris | 1838 | 1919 | |
1899 - 1901 | Rev John Kirkland | 1861 | 1915 | |
1901 - 1906 | Rev William Philip Howell | 1855 | 1930 | |
1905 - 1905 | Rev Colin Alexander Grant | locum tenens | 1859 | 1944 |
1906 - 1910 | Rev William Edward Kaneen | 1864 | 1937 | |
1910 - 1912 | Rev George Poynder | 1868 | 1931 | |
1911 - 1911 | Rev Robert Poynder | Temporary | 1834 | 1924 |
1912 - 1925 | Rev William Osman James Jessop | 1867 | 1933 | |
1923 - 1924 | Rev Rawdon Atkinson Blackham | locum tenens | 1868 | 1926 |
1925 - 1932 | Rev Frederick William Ramsay | 1872 | 1938 | |
1932 - 1933 | Rev Harry Frederick Goss | 1870 | 1943 | |
1933 - 1933 | Rev William Andrew Williams | 1882 | 1949 | |
1934 - 1936 | Rev Malcolm Cecil Whitridge Gooden | 1894 | 1969 | |
1936 - 1954 | Rev John Ponsonby Blennerhassett | 1894 | 1956 | |
1954 - 1963 | Rev Lewis Samuel Langdon | 1903 | 1975 | |
1963 - | Rev Arnold Oswald Mott | 1913 | 1963 | |
1964 - 1972 | Rev Reginald Thomas Fabian | 1906 | 1993 |
Organ:
The organ was built by Frederick Taylor, of Hawthorn, at a cost of £340, and was opened in September 1909. The instrument remains largely unaltered and was renovated in 1986 by Leighton Turner.
For a complete description and photos click here.
Source:
1. Australian Heritage Daatabase.
2. Cable Clerical Index with permission.
3. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.