Williamstown, SA - St Peter's Anglican

Year Built: 1861

Denomination: Anglican

Saint: Peter

Address: Corner George & Church Streets, Williamstown, South Australia, 3016

Architect: Unknown

Traditional Owners: Peramangk People

Last Updated: 19/04/2025

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History and Architecture:

A small random stone hall church with slate roof and stone bell gablet, built in 1860-61. The church was built on land which was a gift of George Warren who subdivided the town of Williamstown in 1858, and the Warrens maintained their support for St Peter's as did other local families including the Gilbert, Ross, Browne, and Manser families and other early settlers in the district.

The entry porch of the church was rebuilt in 1929 and the vestry added, in memory of Mr. and Mrs John Warren. There is an adjacent hall, constructed in 1891, which served as a school room and was extended in 1930.

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
1865 -	Rev Whitmore Carr		1823	1903
1870 - 1877	Rev Robert Bennett Webb	With Lyndoch	1840	1911
1880 - 1880	Rev Alfred Sells	Lay Reader	1857	1887
1884 -	Mr John Warren	Lay Reader	1867	1941
1884 -	Rev John Warren	Lay Reader	1867	1941
1884 - 1891	Rev William Adderley Campbell		1833	1925
1891 - 1900	Rev Hubert Allan Brooksbank	92 - 00 Incumbant	1861	1942
1891 - 1891	Rev Frances Dales Maguir	3 month Curate	1837	1914
1900 - 1905	Rev Thomas Ghent	With Lyndoch	1862	1951
1906 - 1910	Rev Walter Franz Wehrstedt	With Lyndoch	1879	1927
1910 - 1922	Rev Frederick Lewis Walker	With Lyndoch	1874	1960
1922 - 1924	Rev James Henry Waters		1881	1945
1927 - 1938	Rev Cedric Willian Lyon Noon		1897	1960
1945 - 1948	Rev Harrold Burls Wilson	With Lyndoch	1900	1953

Organ:

No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.