Bentleigh, VIC - St John's Anglican
Denomination: Anglican
Saint: John
Address: Corner Tucker & Centre Roads, Bentleigh, Victoria, 3204
Architect: Gawler, Churcher & Boardman
Traditional Owners: Bunurong people
Last Updated: 22/08/2023
History and Architecture:
The land for the churches current location was granted by Mr John Matthew Smith. The original church building was beset by poor workmanship and delays. The foundation stone was laid by Mr W.R. Looker J.P. on Monday 11th October 1872.
The new Church under the charge of the Rev. William Singleton of Cheltenham, was opened in June by the Rev. C. T. Perks, and the Lord Bishop preached there on 22nd of that month. Made of brick, with a small spire erected at the sole expense of John Matthew Smith, Esq. The church was erected principally by the exertions of market gardeners, who not only subscribed liberally but also lent, without interest sums varying from £5 to £20, for the purpose; the sum now due to them is £120."
The Architect of the current church building was Gawler, Churcher & Boardman.
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 |
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1873 - 1875 | Rev William Singleton | |||
1876 - 1885 | Rev Henry Plough Kane | |||
1885 - 1891 | Re T. Holyoak Rust | |||
1891 - 1892 | Rev I. Arthur Priestley | Locum | ||
1892 - 1895 | Rev A. R. Raymond | |||
1895 - 1898 | Rev C. H. Barnes | |||
1898 - 1905 | Rev D. R. Hewton | |||
1905 - 1908 | Rev George A.C. Wade | |||
1908 - 1910 | Rev Matthew James Bennett | 1858 | 1927 | |
1910 - 1915 | Rev Charles Hedley Raymond | |||
1916 - 1920 | Rev Charles A. Brewer | |||
1920 - 1922 | Rev Percy John Edwards | 1851 | 1940 | |
1923 - 1926 | Rev F. Brammall | |||
1924 - 1924 | Rev Frederick Walter Miller | Reader | 1893 | 1962 |
1926 - 1926 | Rev Alfred C. Mills | 1893 | 1983 | |
1926 - 1933 | Rev Thomas Smith | 1877 | 1963 | |
1928 - | Rev Ernest Wynne Evans | Reader | 1905 | 1933 |
1933 - 1933 | Rev A. Gamble | |||
1933 - 1936 | Rev George Brammall | 1876 | 1941 | |
1936 - 1947 | Rev Thomas Henry Watts | 1890 | 1948 | |
1940 - 1940 | Rev William Leathbridge | Reader | 1906 | 1985 |
1947 - 1956 | Rev William Irvine Fleming | 1898 | 1968 | |
1955 - 1956 | Rev D. H. Chambers | |||
1956 - 1957 | Rev Lawrence Victor Green | 1925 | ||
1957 - 1958 | Rev Leon Lamb Morris | Curate | 1914 | 2006 |
1964 - 1965 | Rev Richard Ernest Wallace | 1935 | ||
1965 - 1967 | Rev Edward Charles Smith | |||
1969 - | Rev John Booth Corby | Asst C | ||
1966 - 1971 | Rev Alan Frank Pattison | |||
1968 - 1970 | Rev Thomas George Green | Assoc | ||
1972 - 1974 | Rev D J. Miller | |||
1973 - 1980 | Rev Jack Amos Goodridge | |||
1974 - 1975 | Rev Barry Francis Thompson | Asst C | ||
1975 - 1977 | Rev Royce Dundas Thompson | Asst C | 1948 | |
1977 - 1979 | Rev Michael William Potter | Asst C | ||
1981 - 1983 | Rev Philip John Higgins | Asst C | ||
1981 - 1988 | Rev Kenneth James Hewlett | 1944 | ||
1983 - 1985 | Rev Peter Kenneth Bradley Robinson | Asst C | ||
1985 - 1987 | Rev Paul Handle Immanuel Samuel | Asst C | ||
1987 - 1988 | Rev Michael Julian Godfrey | Asst C | 1959 | |
1992 - 1993 | Rev Jennifer Dunn | Asst C | 1947 | |
1995 - | Rev Elizabeth Joyce Smith | PiC | ||
2019 - | Rev Dr David Powys |
Organ:
The Organ was built in 1961 by Hill Norman & Beard for St Luke's Anglican Church, Brighton. Installed present location in 1991 by George Fincham & Sons Pty Ltd. Renovated in 2019 by Australian Pipe Organs Pty Ltd.
For a complete history click here.
Source:
1. Organ Historical Trust of Australia with permission.
2. Cable Clerical Index with permission.