Winchelsea, VIC - St Thomas' Anglican

Year Built: 1860

Denomination: Anglican

Saint: Thomas

Address: Corner Barwon Terrace & Hopkin Street, Winchelsea, Victoria, 3241

Architect: Unknown

Last Updated: 12/01/2022

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History and Architecture:

A substantial country church designed by Nathaniel Billing in the Early English manner and consisting of nave, chancel and vestry. It was erected in 1860-1 under the supervision of Edward Prowse of Geelong.

The stained glass artist, William Montgomery (1850-1827), designed and made several windows for the church including a commemorative window to the men of the parish who died in the Great War,including this window to Trooper Arthur Stanley Batson, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Batson, late of 'The Mansion', Barwon Park.

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
1854 - 1864 Rev Edward Tanner
1865 - 1867 Rev John Sheldon
1868 - 1899 Rev John Freeman
1899 - 1910 Rev George Kelly
1970 - 1971 Rev Graham Frederick Stephens CiC
1973 - 1976 Rev Ian Alexander Cameron 1943
1979 - 1982 Rev R. Lenthall
2009 - Rev Lilian Morgan
2002 - 2006 Rev Nagi Habib
2019 - Rev Wendy Gravolin

Organ:

No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.