Youngtown, TAS - St James Anglican
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: James
Address: 418 Hobart Road, Youngtown, Tasmania, 7249
Architect: Unknown
Last Updated: 15/04/2024
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History and Architecture:
The booklet reads in part,
On Monday, the 13th October 1844, the Bishop laid the first stone of one of these ten new oratories' at Franklin Village. An account of this is given in the "Launceston Examiner" of the 23rd October, 1844.
"Franklin Village. On Monday, at three o'clock, the Bishop, attended by the Rural Dean (the Rev. R. R. Davies) and the Revs. Messrs. Stackhouse, Wilkinson, Gibbon and Dr. Browne, laid the first stone of a building, to be erected for the united purposes of a chapel and school, at Franklin Village, an acre of ground having been given by Mr. Britton Jones for that purpose. There were about three hundred persons present to whom the Bishop delivered an eloquent address, particularly dwelling on the value and importance of scriptural education." On this occasion, Mary, the daughter of Mr. Britton Jones who had given the ground, presented the conveyance to the Bishop.
On the 15th April 1845, the next year, just six months after the laying of the foundation stone, the new church was opened.
A Rotary Board explains, " As the only church in this colonial settlement, the Franklin Village Chapel, as it was then known, served the spiritual needs of the residents of the surrounding area including the boys from the Classical and Commercial School opposite. It also served as a village school. The site has been classified by the National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) and registered by the Tasmanian Heritage Council. It is one of the rare remaining elements of early Franklin Village. Built on land donated by Mr Britton Jones, Franklin Village Chapel was officially opened on the 15th April 1845 by the first Bishop of Tasmania, Francis Nixon. The burial ground was consecrated on that occasion. A school for village children operated in the building from 1847. In 1926 the building was consecrated and renamed St James Church".
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 - 1861 | Rev A. Stackhouse | From Perth | ||
| 1850 - | Rev J. D. Mereweather | From St Leonards | ||
| 1851 - | Rev F. Brownrigg | |||
| 1963 - 1864 | Rev S. B. Brooks | |||
| 1864 - 1871 | Rev C. R. Arthur | |||
| 1864 - 1871 | Rev L T.W. Bricwood | From Morven | ||
| 1871 - 1875 | Rev J. B.H. Bailey | From St Leonards | ||
| 1875 - 1877 | Rev A. Cass | |||
| 1877 - 1886 | Rev D. Galer | From Perth | ||
| 1886 - 1890 | Rev W. H. Westbrook | |||
| 1890 - 1893 | Rev Alfred Rashleigh Stackhouse | 1854 | 1896 | |
| 1893 - | Rev C. G. Wilkinson | |||
| 1893 - | Rev T. E.M. Roche | |||
| 1893 - 1900 | Rev A. Turnball | |||
| 1900 - 1902 | Rev J. E.M. Roche | |||
| 1900 - | Mr W. Garrard | Lay Reader | ||
| 1900 - | Mr W. L.S. Greer | Lay Reader | ||
| 1900 - | Mr F. H.B Grubb | Lay Reader | ||
| 1902 - 1917 | Rev E. C. Spink | |||
| 1917 - 1919 | Rev W. S. Williams | |||
| 1919 - 1920 | Rev Harry Johstone Gauntlett | 1868 | 1949 | |
| 1922 - 1927 | Rev Edward William Julien | 1877 | 1988 | |
| 1937 - 1945 | Rev F. A. Carr | |||
| 1945 - 1950 | Rev Roy Albert Ezzy | 1907 | 1977 | |
| 1950 - 1952 | Rev G. Christopher | |||
| 1956 - 1958 | Rev L. B. Browning | |||
| 1958 - | Rev R. D. Tyson |
Organ:
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Source:
1. The History of Saint James' church Franklin Village Tasmania - 1845 -
2. Rotary Historical board.