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State: Victoria
Blackburn, VIC - St John's Anglican
Year Built: 1890
Address: 5 Queens Street, , Blackburn Victoria, 3130
The Government granted land in 1861 to the Church of England in Bedford Street - an area which stretched From the present Bedford Street, Box Hill to Canterbury Road, then called Delaney's Road. Charles Bedford was Secretary to the Vestry of the local Church of England for many years. The Bedford Road Church was a brick building also used…
Blackburn, VIC - The Avenue Uniting
Year Built: 1960
Address: Corner The Avenue & Blackburn Road, , Blackburn Victoria, 3130
The first Presbyterian Church was erected in 1926. In the 1950's there was already a small brick Presbyterian Church , but with post war expansion this proved inadequate. The worshipping community worked hard to give expression to an expanded vision for the area and the "new" Presbyterian church. The foundation stone of the current…
Blackwood, VIC - All Sain't Anglican
Address: Prayer Hill Lane, , Blackwood Victoria, 3458
Blampied, VIC - St Joseph's Catholic (Former)
Year Built: 1869
Address: 3478 Midland Highway, , Blampied Victoria, 3364
Of Gothic revival and constructed of bluestone the Church consists of a nave of five bays, a large chancel and lateral sacristies with a double gable, not often seen on country churches. The Church was sold in 2021.
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 - Baptist
Address: 21 Armstrong Street, , Boort Victoria, 3537
The Barraport Baptist Church was built in 1885 and over time the number of Baptist families living in Boort and travelling from Boort to the Barraport church steadily increased. It was agreed at Barraport on August 9, 1962 that it was time to establish a Baptist church in Boort; from this point the church was known as the Barraport Boort…
Boort, VIC - Church of Christ
Year Built: 1927
Address: 5 Victoria Street, , Boort Victoria, 3537
In 1912 a Mr J.K. Kirk of the Boort Coach Factory sold 50 feet of land adjoining the Factory for a sum of 70 to Mr J. Stanyer as a site for a Church of Christ which it is likely will shortly be erected. Amongst the earliest meetings of the Church of Christ it is recorded that these were held at Mysia and in the home of Stanyers, of…
Boort, VIC - Presbyterian, (Former)
Year Built: 1876
Address: 24 Godfrey Street, , Boort Victoria, 3537
Presbyterian services were conducted in the district from 1876, and in a permanent church building in Boort from 1881. It is believed this building was sold to the Anglican Church c1905 (see history of St. Andrew's Anglican church). A new wooden Presbyterian church, St. Andrews, was designed and built in 1901 by Mr. A. E. DeGruchy for…
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…
Boort, VIC - St Patrick's Catholic
Year Built: 1928
Address: 110 Lake View Street, , Boort Victoria, 3537
Catholic services were held in homes and halls in the district from 1865 by priests visiting from Inglewood, and from 1876, St. Arnaud. The first church, a wooden building, was built in Boort in the 1890s. A new building was erected in the 1920s with funds raised largely through a Queen Competition. The church was designed by J.…
Boort, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1958
Address: 8 King Street, , Boort Victoria, 3537
The first Methodist services were conducted as part of the Inglewood circuit from the mid-1870s. A church building was erected in Boort in 1881 after the school building became too small for services. A new brick Methodist church was built in Boort in 1958 by Don Hock of Bendigo and the former Catumnal Methodist church building, built…
Borona, VIC - Baptist
Address: 17 Falconer Road, , Boronia Victoria, 3155
No information currently available. Submissions welcomed.
Boronia, VIC - Church of Christ
Year Built: 1977
Address: 59 Boronia Road, , Boronia Victoria, 3155
The church was first established in 1921 at the first building was opened on October 30 of the same year. The current building was erected in 1977 and opened on 8 October. A fire in 1991 damaged the building and it was reopened 1 September 1991.*
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…
Boronia, VIC - Uniting
Address: Corner Boronia Road & Zeising Street, , Boronia Victoria, 3155
Box Hill North, VIC - St Clare's Catholic
Address: 138 Woodhouse Grove, , Box Hill North Victoria, 3129
Founding of St Clare's North Box Hill was in 1957.
Box Hill North, VIC - Wesleyan Methodist (Former)
Year Built: 1856
Address: 147 Woodhouse Grove, , Box Hill North Victoria, 3129
A small rectangular colonial Georgian chapel of local Koonung Creek stone dating from 1856 and displaying a very early use of cream brick in the quoins and voussoirs. The porch, and possibly the parapet, appear to be of later date. The building is significant locally for its association with many of Box Hill's early settlers and the…
Box Hill South, VIC - Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic
Address: 299 Elgar Road, , Box Hill South Victoria, 3128
In 1952, the property at the corner of Bentley and Erasmus Streets was purchased by Fr Timothy Fitzpatrick, Parish Priest of Our Holy Redeemer Parish, Surrey Hills. This property consisted of a large two storey house, a coach house and stable, and an acre and a half of land. In 1954, the coach house and stable were converted into the…
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 - Baptist
Year Built: 1926
Address: Corner Ellingworth & Station Street, , Box Hill Victoria, 3128
The Church was established in 1901. The Foundation stone was laid by R.A. Sutton Esq J.P. on 14 February 1926.
Box Hill, VIC - Greek Orthodox
Year Built: 1971
Address: Hopetoun Parade Road, , Box Hill Victoria, 3128
The Foundation stone was laid on 10 October 1971.
Box Hill, VIC - St Andrew's Uniting
Year Built: 1867
Address: Corner Whitehorse Road & Bruce Street, , Box Hill Victoria, 3128
The first Presbyterian Church Service was held on 6 February 1867 by the Rev W Rolland. By 1887 a Theological student by the name of Alex Walker was engaged to run services at both Box Hill and Surrey Hills. The original site for the first church was Court Street and a wooden building was opened in July 1889. A larger weatherboard…
Box Hill, VIC - St Francis Xavier Catholic
Year Built: 1926
Address: Corner Dorking & Whitehorse Roads, , Box Hill Victoria, 3128
The Foundation stone was laid by the most Reverend D Mannix D.D. Archbishop of Melbourne on 11 July 1926.
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…
Box Hill, VIC - Wesley Uniting
Year Built: 1925
Address: Corner Oxford & Station Streets, , Box Hill Victoria, 3128
The first Wesleyan Methodist service was held in the Box Hill centre in the Barkly Hall, on 13th May 1883. Tenders were called for what is now known as Oxford Hall (formerly known as the The Methodist Church in Station Street and later The Station Street Church ) on 17th November 1885, and the foundation stone was laid on 11th February…
Braybrook, VIC - Christ the King Catholic
Address: 65 Churchill Avenue, , Braybrook Victoria, 3019
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
Bridgewater on Loddon, VIC - St Peter's Catholic
Year Built: 1926
Address: 50 Eldon Street, , Bridgewater on Loddon Victoria, 3516
A Foundation stone read, "A.M.D.G. This stone was laid by the Right Rev John McCarthy DD Bishop of Sandhurst on the 17th Jan 1926 Rev J Duggan Pastor".
Bridgewater on Loddon, VIC - Uniting
Address: 15 Main Street, , Bridgewater on Loddon Victoria, 3516
It was once an Op Shop before it closed.
Bright, VIC - Our Lady of the Snows Catholic
Year Built: 1966
Address: Coronation Avenue, , Bright Victoria, 3741
A Foundation stone reads, " Our Lady of the Snows, This Church was consecrated by The Most Rev Francis Thomas DD BA DOEC Bishop of Geraldton W.A. on the 1st May 1966 in the presence of The Most Rev Bernard D. Stewart DD LLB Bishop of Sandhurst Rev B.A. Thomas P.P.".
Bright, VIC - Uniting
Year Built: 1884
Address: Ireland Street, , Bright Victoria, 3741
The first church was a wooden structure with a shingle roof and situated behind present-time "Outdoor & Disposals." Later when this land was sold, probably to finance our present building, it was transferred to behind today's church. The Foundation stone of the new brick church was laid by Mrs Worth on 10th day of March, 1884. The…
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.