Windermere, TAS - St Mathias's Anglican
Denomination: Anglican
Address: 431 Windermere Road, Windermere, Tasmania, 7252
Architect: Unknown
Last Updated: 20/08/2021
History and Architecture:
The Booklet reads in part,
The Church owes its foundation to Dr. Matthuis Gaunt, who arrived in Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's Land) by the ship 'Eliza,' from London on May 2nd, 1831. The Church was completed in 1843.
The local newspaper reports that one boat from Launceston laden with bricks for the church was sunk in deep water just before reaching Windermere. It is possible that convict labour was used in the erection. In November 1843, the Archdeacon of Launceston, the Rev. Dr. W. H. Browne, conducted the service at which the church was opened for public worship.
On April 18th, 1845, the first Bishop of Tasmania, The Rt. Rev. Francis Russell Nixon, consecrated the new Church and its cemetery,
No account of the history of S. Matthias' Church would be complete without a reference to the Medwin Family who served the Church faithfully over a long period. Mr. David Medwin of Woodlawn was a Churchwarden for some years and was mainly responsible for restoration work carried out in 1920.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1844 - 1848 | Rev A. Davenport | 1818 | 1907 | |
| 1848 - 1850 | Rev T. Rogers | 1806 | 1903 | |
| 1850 - 1853 | Rev A. C. Thompson | 1800 | 1859 | |
| 1853 - 1857 | Rev P. Lockton | |||
| 1857 - 1861 | Rev J. B. Fookes | |||
| 1861 - 1877 | Rev J. Dixon | 1815 | 1885 | |
| 1877 - 1885 | Rev John Moxley Easterling | 1850 | 1933 | |
| 1885 - 1889 | Rev H. Davis | |||
| 1889 - 1895 | Rev S. Hart | |||
| 1895 - 1903 | Rev James Hamilton Corvan | 1843 | 1927 | |
| 1903 - 1905 | Rev W. H. Edwards | |||
| 1905 - 1910 | Rev F. Fernau | |||
| 1910 - 1911 | Rev W. B. Docker | |||
| 1911 - 1914 | Rev C. McMichael | |||
| 1914 - 1917 | Rev E. A. Salisbury | |||
| 1917 - 1918 | Rev G. S. Woolley | |||
| 1918 - 1920 | Rev Harry Johnstone Gauntlett | 1868 | 1949 | |
| 1920 - 1924 | Rev William Sylvanus Williams | 1874 | 1968 | |
| 1924 - 1926 | Rev E A.B. Champion | |||
| 1926 - 1934 | Rev Charles James Randell | 1876 | 1956 | |
| 1934 - 1935 | Rev William Witt Gregson | |||
| 1935 - 1953 | Rev Frederick Henry Lansdell | 1891 | 1974 | |
| 1953 - 1955 | Rev A. E. Palmer | |||
| 1955 - | Rev L. N. Sutton |
Source:
1. The story of St Matthias' Church Windermere by E.C. Rowland F.R. Hist S FRAH. PAM 283.94614 ROW