Richmond, TAS - St Luke's Anglican (7006)
Year Built: 1834
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: Luke
Address: Church Street, Richmond, Tasmania, 7025
Traditional Owners: Palawa people
Architect: John Lee Archer
Last Updated: 22/07/2022
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History and Architecture:
Of Georgian design the church is built of sandstone from a design by colonial architect John Lee Archer and erected between 1834 and 1836. The foundation stone was laid on 3 February 1834 by Governor Arthur. The church was still uncompleted when the sexton William Chambers and Mary Heyward were married on 11 March 1836.
The subscribers to the church paid no pew rents until their subscription had been liquidated. At first the rent was five shillings a seat. The clock was installed in 1922 although made in England in 1828 it was originally hung in St David's church Hobart. The stone came form a nearby Quarry while the timber was sourced from Port Arthur.
Bishop Broughton consecrated the church on 19 May 1838.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1845 - 1846 | Rev J.R. Buckland | |||
| 1847 - | Rev A Davenport | 1818 | 1907 | |
| 1884 - 1898 | Rev H W. Hugill | |||
| 1850 - 1851 | Rev A Davenport | 1818 | 1907 | |
| 1853 - 1855 | Rev J T Gellibrand | |||
| 1854 - | Rev H E Drew | |||
| 1899 - 1900 | Rev Arthur John Greenwood | 1868 | 1957 | |
| 1908 - 1914 | Rev C Allen | |||
| 1912 - 1921 | Rev J Compton | |||
| 1914 - 1919 | Rev Alfred Gamble | 1867 | 1960 | |
| 1935 - 1936 | Rev A. E Hodgson | |||
| 1939 - 1943 | Rev K. Brodie | |||
| 1944 - 1953 | Rev F. A. Carr | |||
| 1960 - 1962 | Rev Oliver Spencer Heyward | |||
| 1971 - 1972 | Rev H G. Biggs | |||
| 1973 - 1975 | Rev Peter James Read | |||
| 1976 - 1991 | Rev D Le Rossignol | |||
| 1980 - 1986 | Rev Warwick James Cutherbertson | 1949 | ||
| 1986 - 1987 | Rev Henry L Ivey | Asst C | ||
| 1991 - | Rev Honor Helen Yearsley | Hon D | 1930 | |
| 1993 - | Rector Henry L Ivey | |||
| 2020 ? - | Rev Joel Ketleton |
Organ:
The organ was built in 1868 by Bevington & Sons, London, for Trinity School Room, Launceston.
Source:
1. Historic Churches of Australia T.T. Reed
2. The Australian Anglican Directory 2000