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State: Victoria, Denomination: Anglican
Blackwood, VIC - All Sain't Anglican
Address: Prayer Hill Lane, , Blackwood Victoria, 3458
Boisdale, VIC - St George's Anglican
Address: Main Street, , Boisdale Victoria, 3860
A plaque on the brick fence reads, " This fence is erected in memory of Trevor Harvey Died Dec 9th 1952".
Boort, VIC - St Andrews Anglican
Year Built: 1958
Address: 51 Lakewview Street, , Boort Victoria, 3537
The first service was held at the "Boort" station woolshed on October 6th. 1850, and- in St. Andrew's there is a memorial prayer desk to "Frederic Race Godfrey, Pioneer-"Boort" station 1847-1863". The Rev. Drought, a descendent of the Godfreys, preached the first sermon in the present church. The original St. Andrew's was owned by the…
Boronia, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1971
Address: Corner Dorset Road & William Street, , Boronia Victoria, 3155
In 1923 the Boronia parish was part of the Ferntree Gully District. By 1937 the Ferntree Gully district was split into two. St Paul's remained part of this District.* In 1938 services were held in the Progress Hall by Reverend Brown. It seems they held services in a hall in Whitehorse Raod Ringwood which they later purchased for 25.00…
Box Hill South, VIC - St Aidan's Anglican
Year Built: 1970
Address: 10 Surrey Street, , Box Hill South Victoria, 3128
The Foundation stone was laid by the Right Reverend R.W. Dann on 24 May 1970. The Architect was John Roseenthal and the Vicar was C.N. Thomas.
Box Hill, VIC - St Peter's Anglican
Address: Whitehorse Road, , Box Hill Victoria, 3128
The first church was erected in 1861 at the corner of Canterbury Road and Bedford Street at a cost of 300.00. By 1883 a new church was erected on the corner of Whitehorse Road and Frankcom Street on land donated by Mr Stewart Sergeant. The foundation stone was laid on 15 May 1883.* The church was to be in the Gothic style constructed…
Breakaway Creek, VIC - St Philips Anglican (Former)
Address: 3 Lake Condah Road, , Breakaway Creek Victoria, 3303
Built by Cecil Pybus Cooke of Lake Condah Station in memory of his wife Arabella. A timber church built and opened 24th March 1894. The Church was sold in 2023.
Bridgewater on Loddon, VIC - Holy Trinity Anglican
Address: 44 Calder Highway, , Bridgewater on Loddon Victoria, 3516
Brighton Beach, VIC - St Peter's Anglican
Address: 77 Were Street, , Brighton Beach Victoria, 3186
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Brighton Beach’s Anglicans worshipped at St Peter’s Chapel of Ease in Lynch Street, which formed part of the Parish of Saint Andrews in Brighton.
Brighton, VIC - St Andrew's Anglican
Year Built: 1850
Address: Corner Church & New Streets, , Brighton Victoria, 3186
In 1842, the first St Andrew's Church building was opened on 30 November. The second church was opened on 29 August 1850, The Right Reverend Charles Perry, Bishop of Melbourne, laid the foundation stone for a rectangular ironstone church, designed by architect, Melbourne city surveyor and St Andrew's parishioner, Charles Laing.[8] This…
Broadford, VIC - St Matthew's Anglican
Year Built: 1874
Address: High Street, , Broadford Victoria, 3658
The (new) Church was opened on 26 April 1874. It was built by a Mr Woods. In 1892 Kilmore and Broadford seperated and on Easter Sunday the Rev H. Braddock was inducted as Broadford's first resident Priest. The Church was consecrated 19 years after it opened by Bishop Goe.
Brunswick West, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1930
Address: 494 Victoria Street, , Brunswick West Victoria, 3055
A Foundation stone reads, "To the Glory of God This stone was laid by the Most Reverend Frederick Waldegrave Head B.D. Archbishop of Melbourne 1st February 1930 Louise Williams & Cockrell Architects".
Brunswick, VIC - Christ Church Anglican
Year Built: 1857
Address: 6 Glenlyon Road, , Brunswick Victoria, 3056
A stucco rendered brick Church of cruciform plan and detached campanile was erected in four stages between 1857 and 1875. Architects were Purchas and Sawyer who designed the nave in 1857. Smith and Watts completed the transfers, chancel and vestry between 1863 and 1864 and the campanile between 1870 and 1871. Whilst Frederick Wyatt was…
Bruthen, VIC - St Matthew's Anglican
Address: 7 Church Street, , Bruthen Victoria, 3885
The Vicarage was acquired approximately in 1892. The Parish hall was built in 1966. Over 400 people attended the opening.
Bulla, VIC - St Mary's Anglican
Year Built: 1850
Address: Bulla Road, , Bulla Victoria, 3428
The land was donated by Anne Greene of Woodlands Homestead. The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Perry on 15 January 1850 but has never been found. A Gothic church of random coursed squared bluestone rubble designed by Thomas M Taylor and opened in 1858. The church was originally situated on the corner of Oaklands and Bulla Roads.…
Bulleen, VIC - St Timothy's Anglican
Address: 169 Thompson's Road, , Bulleen Victoria, 3105
Before it was known as St. Timothy’s Anglican Church Bulleen, the Bulleen Anglican Centre was situated in an empty grocer’s shop in the Kalay Shopping Centre. The location of services was later moved to the doctor’s surgery adjacent to the original shop. On July 29, 1962, the Vicar announced that the Bishop had approved the name of…
Bundoora, VIC - St Peter's Anglican
Address: Corner Grimshaw Street & Alma Road, , Bundoora Victoria, 3083
The first recorded meeting of the parish was held on the 27th of June 1962 and the first service was held in the Bundoora Hall on August 19th 1962. The first church building was a small rectangular building, attached to the parish hall, with a capacity of 60 people. On the 16th of December 1967 the corner stone for the Hall/Chapel…
Bungaree, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1869
Address: 335 Bungaree Wallace Road, , Bungaree Victoria, 3352
A meeting of locals was held in November of 1865 and the committee decided to purchase land where todays church is located. The first church service was held at Mr Benham's home on 6 January 1867. In April, 1866 it was proposed that the church be of stone, 25 feet by 40 feet with a hardwood floor and shingle roof. The walls to be 18…
Buninyong, VIC - Anglican
Year Built: 1862
Address: 706 Warrenheip Street, , Buninyong Victoria, 3357
The Church was opened in 1862, five years after the first Anglican Services were held in the old Buninyong Police Court. A historical wall plaque reads, " When the Irishman Rev. Garrett Russell arrived at Buninyong in 1857 as the first minister, there was no church or school. The original brick church-school at the rear was ready for…
Bunyip, VIC - St Thomas' Anglican
Year Built: 1902
Address: 26 A'Beckett Street, , Bunyip Victoria, 3815
The Bunyip Parish of St. Thomas' was originally part of the Gippsland Fort mission in 1879 and early church services were held In Kraft's Hall. By the early 1890': a-proper church was being planned, and fund raising began In December 1891. On 15 October 1902, Mrs W. A. A'Beckett Snr of Brighton laid the foundation block for the new…
Burwood East, VIC - Anglican Church of Ascension
Year Built: 1969
Address: Corner Blackburn Road & Witchwood Street, , Burwood East Victoria, 3151
The Church was dedicated on Ascension day in 1969 by the Archbishop of Melbourne, the Most Reverend Frank Woods.
Buxton, VIC - St Thomas' Anglican
Address: Maroondah Highway, , Buxton Victoria, 3711
The Church was consecrarted on 3 May 1895 by the Lord Bishop of Melbourne.
Camberwell South, VIC - Anglican
Year Built: 1930
Address: Corner Toorak & Park Roads, , Camberwell South Victoria,
The Foundation stone was laid on 2 June 1930 by F.J. Cato Esq.
Camberwell South, VIC - St Mary's Anglican
Year Built: 1957
Address: Corner Toorak & Bowen Street, , Camberwell South Victoria, 3124
The establishment of a Church in South Camberwell was mooted in July, 1916, when the Vicar of our Mother Church, St. John's, Camberwell, the Rev. A. Roscoe Wilson, suggested to the Archbishop the purchase of land in the district for that purpose. It was recorded that the erection of a Church Hall in this area, to be known as St. Mary's,…
Camberwell, VIC - St Dunstan's Anglican
Year Built: 1966
Address: 163 Wattle Valley Road, , Camberwell Victoria, 3124
In 1925 communications between the Reverend Walter Green then of Murrumbeena, and the Vicar elect of East Camberwell resulted in an exploritory visit to Wattle Valley Road which was duly selected as the centre of the new parish. In 1960 plans for completion of Church submitted to Vestry by architect Louis Williams. By 1966 a contract…
Camberwell, VIC - St John's Anglican
Address: 552 Burke Road, , Camberwell Victoria,
The first church opened on 8 February 1863, but Anglican worship in Camberwell began in 1856 in the home of Mr. James Price in what is now Burke Road. Mr. Price, who was later known in family memory as a lay reader at St John's, possibly conducted the first worship himself. The following year, the first church, then known simply as the…
Camberwell, VIC - St Mark's Anglican
Year Built: 1927
Address: 1 Canterbury Road, , Camberwell Victoria, 3124
A site at the corner of Stanhope Grove and Canterbury Road was contemplated initially. The current site was purchased at auction in 1912. The first service was conducted at 11am on Sunday 27 April 1913 when 29 people attended. At the 7pm service 55 people attended. Rev Brooksbanks conviend a public meeting in Adam's assembly hall…
Camperdown, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1863
Address: Corner Church & Fergusson Streets, , Camperdown Victoria, 3260
The building of St Paul's Parish Church commenced in 1863 with substantial contributions from families whose descendants still worship in the parish. With local tradesmen directing the stonework and carpentry, both the church and the vicarage were completed within four months. The Church was built in three stages with chancel and…
Cann River, VIC - St John the Evangelist Anglican
Address: 22 Princess Highway, , Cann River Victoria, 3890
The Church was licenced and dedicated on 29 February 1928.
Carisbrook, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1864
Address: 4 Urquhart Street, , Carisbrook Victoria, 3464
Anglican services were first held in Carisbrook in 1851. In 1854 church services and a school were conducted in the Parish Hall. In 1864 - 1866 the present blue stone church was erected. The interior was renovated in 1966 and the vestry was added in 1972. On October 2015 St Paul’s Carisbrook was deconsecrated as a place of worship,…
Carlton, VIC - St Jude's Anglican
Year Built: 1866
Address: 351 Lygon Street, , Carlton Victoria, 3053
The church was built in two stages, the first between 1866 and 1867 and the second between 1869 and 1870. It was designed by Reed and Barnes. The builder was John Pigdon. The tower at the northeast corner was never erected and in 1935 was substituted by the present porch and Bell-cote. A foundation stone was laid on 14 September 1935…
Carnegie, VIC - St Peter's Anglican
Year Built: 1924
Address: 371 Neerim Road, , Carnegie Victoria, 3163
A Foundation stone reads, " To the Glory of God this Foundation stone of the Parish Church of St Peter's built for the worship of God and the teaching of the Catholic faith was laid by Harrington Clare Archbishop of Melbourne on Whitsun Eve A.D. 1924. Pasce Oves Meas. Louis R Williams Architect, R,J, Werner Builder".
Carrum Downs, VIC - St Luke's Anglican
Address: 65 William Road, , Carrum Downs Victoria, 3201
Carrum, VIC - St Aidan's Anglican
Year Built: 1964
Address: 1 Poulston Road, , Carrum Victoria, 3197
Land for the current site was purchased and a building described as little more than a shed was erected. The new church was built by Mr. William Ryall, at a cost of £98, with the organ and most of the furniture donated? An additional £28 was spent on the purchase of twelve pews. The Church was opened in May, 1902, becoming part of the…
Caulfield North, VIC - St Paul's Anglican
Year Built: 1938
Address: 530 Dandenong Road, , Caulfield North Victoria, 3161
In 1904, St Paul’s first wooden church was built on the corner of Derby Parade and Salisbury St Caulfield and licensed as St Paul’s Caulfield on the 20th of February. In 1909, the church was put on wheels and moved by horse cart to our present location. The Vicarage was built in 1912. The parish hall, built in 1920 – 22. A…
Caulfield South, VIC - St Catherine's Anglican
Year Built: 1921
Address: 406 Kooyong Road, , Caulfield South Victoria, 3162
The Revd H.B. Macartney purchased a small weatherboard former Methodist Church, known as St Peter's Mission Church, Camden Town, in 1875, on the corner of Glen Huntly Road and Cedar Street. After this, Messrs. R.W. B. Mackenzie, and I..J. Davies and J.H. Davies officiating as lay readers from St Mary's, were among the first people to take…
Caulfield, VIC - St Mary's Anglican
Year Built: 1871
Address: 281 Glen Ira Road, , Caulfield Victoria, 3162
The first Anglican service held in Caulfield was conducted by the Reverend Samuel Taylor (from St Andrew's Brighton) and Reverend David Seddon (of Christ Church St Kilda) in Park Street. In 1859 steps were taken to build a Church, which for some years was known as '"All Saints." Sir George Stephen gave a quarter of an acre of land, on…